Latécoère 14

The Latécoère 14 was a French passenger and postal aircraft of advanced design, built in 1923 by Latécoère. It had a near twin in the Latécoère 16, and the two machines differed chiefly in engine power, with only one of each ever constructed. The type number was reused afterwards for an unrelated parasol-wing prototype that became the basis of the more successful Latécoère 17, so the designation names two different aircraft depending on the date. The original 14 is therefore a short-lived early step in the firm's airliner and mailplane work, not a production type.