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Bréguet
761/763/765 Sahara

Air France Br.763 Deux Ponts
Role Airliner and freighter
Manufacturer Bréguet Aviation
First flight 15 February 1949
Introduction 10 March 1953
Retired 31 March 1971
Primary users Air France
French Air Force
Number built 20
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History Société anonyme des ateliers d'aviation Louis Breguet Bréguet 761/763/765
normally called the Deux-Ponts "Sahara"



Bréguet began design work on the Bréguet 761 double-deck airliner even before the end of the Second World War, in 1944. It was decided that a medium-range airliner with seating for over 100 passengers would be built. The design envisaged using readily available engines with the aim of ease of manufacture and an early first-flight date. The design was known as Project 76-1. The aircraft was destined not to be the first French postwar design to fly, an honour which instead fell to the Sud-Est Languedoc, a civil version of the Bloch MB161. The prototype Br.761, F-WASK, first flew at Villacoublay on 15 February 1949

The Bréguet 761/763/765 are a family of 1940s and 1950s French double-deck transport aircraft produced by Bréguet Aviation. The aircraft were normally called the Deux-Ponts (Double-Decker) but it was not an official name..

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The third Bréguet Br.761S at the 1957 Paris Air Show fitted with the early central fin shape
A Breguet 765 Sahara being restored by the Musée des Ailes Anciennes in Toulouse, France
Bréguet 765 Sahara under restoration.

Bréguet began design work on the Bréguet 761 double-deck airliner even before the end of the Second World War, in 1944. It was decided that a medium-range airliner with seating for over 100 passengers would be built. The design envisaged using readily available engines with the aim of ease of manufacture and an early first-flight date. The design was known as Project 76-1. The aircraft was destined not to be the first French postwar design to fly, an honour which instead fell to the Sud-Est Languedoc, a civil version of the Bloch MB161. The prototype Br.761, F-WASK, first flew at Villacoublay on 15 February 1949.

The 761 featured a cantilever wing set at mid-height on the bulky fuselage. The retractable tricycle landing gear featured dual-wheel main units. The empennage had twin fins and rudders and a vestigial central fin. The prototype was powered by four 1,580 hp (1,180 kW) SNECMA 14R-24 radial engines] The Bréguets serving with Air France had up to 107 seats and an elevator between the two floors

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Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) Messerschmitt

Breguet Aviation d'aviation Louis Breguet
Bréguet 761/763/765 normally called
the Deux-Ponts "Sahara"

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      • Crew: 3
      • Capacity: 107 passengers
      • Length: 28.94 m (94 ft 11 in)
      • Wingspan: 42.96 m (140 ft 11 in)
      • Height: 9.56 m (31 ft 4 in)
      • Wing area: 185.4 m2 (1,996 sq ft)
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      • Empty weight: 32,535 kg (71,727 lb)
      • Max takeoff weight: 50,000 kg (110,231 lb)
      • Fuel capacity: 15,300 L (4,042 US gal; 3,366 imp gal)
      • Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA18 eighteen-cylinder radial engines, 1,800 kW (2,400 hp) each
      • Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton-Standard, 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in) diameter constant-speed propellers
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  • Cruise speed: 390 km/h (240 mph, 210 kn) at 3,000 m (10,000 ft) (max cruise)
  • 336 km/h (209 mph; 181 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft) (econ. cruise)
    • Range: 2,290 km (1,420 mi, 1,240 nmi)
    • Rate of climb: 5.8 m/s (1,140 ft/min) at sea level
    • Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 13 minutes
    • Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft): 1,260 m (4,134 ft)
    • Landing distance from 15 m (49 ft): 980 m (3,215 ft)
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The Breguet Br. 763 Provence is a four-engine medium-range airliner and transport aircraft with two passenger decks produced by the French manufacturer Breguet (Société Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet).

Bréguet 761/763/765 Sahara

The Breguet Br. 763, often called Deux-Ponts (Double-Decker), was initially designed as the Breguet Br. 761S (4 pre-production aircraft built)

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The Breguet Br. 763, often called Deux-Ponts (Double-Decker), was initially designed as the Breguet Br. 761S (4 pre-production aircraft built)

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