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Latécoère 631

LATE631-2Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-BANT

FROperatorFrance-Hydro

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Latécoère 631 built in 1945. Operated for Latecoere, Air France and France-Hydro. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLatécoère

First flight1945

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN2

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Latécoère 631

Figures for the Laté 631 variant, the most representative of the family

Length43.5 m143 ft

Wingspan57.4 m188 ft

Height10.4 m34 ft

Range6,035 km3,259 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed295 km/h159 ktMach 0.28

Maximum take-off weight75,000 kg165,346 lb

Maximum payload42,600 kg93,917 lbIts 46 passengers with baggage would weigh about 4.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity46 passengersUp to 70 in a high-density layout

Endurance20 h 27 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1942 (84 years ago) · About 11 units built · Production ended in 1949

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Aircraft chronology

1945

Built

Assembled by Latécoère.

Mar 7, 1945

Delivered to Latecoere

Delivered to Latecoere as F-BANT.

Oct 31, 1945

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Operators

1945-03-07

Latecoere

Registration F-BANT

1945-10-31

Air France

Registration F-BANT

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France-Hydro

Registration F-BANT

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Latécoère 631 · F-BANT · France-Hydro}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-2},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/LATE631-2}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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