Bloch MB.200
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| MB.200 | |
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| Type | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Societé des Avions Marcel Bloch |
| Introduction | 1935 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Czechoslovakian Air Force Bulgarian Air Force Luftwaffe |
| Produced | 1933-1939 |
| Number built | 332 |
The MB.200 was a French bomber aircraft built by Societé des Avions Marcel Bloch, designed in response to a 1932 requirement for a new day/night bomber.
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[edit] History
As the winning design for the competition, the MB.200 entered production in 1933, and equipped 12 French squadrons by end of 1935. Production in France totalled over 200 aircraft, being carried out by a number of different companies, while Czechoslovakia chose the MB.200 as part of their modernisation program in the 1930s.
At the rate of aircraft development at that time, the MB.200 would have become obsolete in a couple of years, as indeed it eventually did. However, the Czechoslovakians needed a quick solution involving the license production of a proven design, as their own aircraft industry did not have sufficient development experience with such a large aircraft, or with metal airframes and stressed-skin construction. After some delays, both Aero and Avia began license-production in 1937, with a projected total of 74 aircraft. Czechoslovakian MB.200s were basically similar to their French counterparts, with differences in defensive armament and other equipment.
The gradual German conquest of Czechoslovakia meant that MB.200s eventually passed under their control, including aircraft that were still coming off the production line. As well as serving in the German Luftwaffe, some bombers were distributed to Bulgaria. A total of 208 aircraft were built in France, by a variety of manufacturers, and 124 in Czechoslovakia.
[edit] Variants
- MB.200.01 - single prototype
- MB.200B.4 - main production version
[edit] Operators
Bulgaria- Bulgarian Air Force
Czechoslovakia- Czech Air Force
France- French Air Force (from 1935)
Germany- Luftwaffe (captured)
[edit] Specifications (MB.200B.4)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: Four
- Length: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 22.45 m (73 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 62.50 m² (721 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,300 kg (9,480 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,480 kg (16,490 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs, 649 kW (870 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 285 km/h (155 knots, 178 mph)
- Range: 1,000 km (540 nm, 621 mi)
- Service ceiling 8,000 m (26,200 ft)
- Rate of climb: 260 m/min (852 ft/min)
Armament
- 3 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns (one for each defensive post).
- 1,200 kg (2,640 lb) of bombs
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[edit] See also
Related development MB.210
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