Brügger Colibri
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 MB-2 at Vängsö ESSZ in Sweden in 2006 |
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| Type | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designed by | Max Brügger |
| Maiden flight | 1965 |
| Number built | Over 260 under construction or flying by 1993 |
The Brügger MB-1, MB-2 and MB-3 Colibri were a family of small sports aircraft designed in Switzerland in the 1960s and 70s for amateur construction. They were single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplanes with fixed tailwheel undercarriage powered by Volkswagen four-cylinder horizontally-opposed automobile engines. The MB-1 Colibri first flew in 1965 and served as a development aircraft for the definitive MB-2 Colibri 2 that flew in 1970. These aircraft had all-wooden framework with fabric-covered wings and plywood-covered fuselages. The pilot's seat was enclosed by an expansive bubble canopy. In 1976-77, Brügger built and flew an all-metal version as the MB-3.
[edit] Specifications (MB-2)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
- Height: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 8.2 m² (88 ft²)
- Empty weight: 215 kg (474 lb)
- Gross weight: 330 kg (727 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (111 mph)
- Range: 500 km (310 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,760 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.0 m/s (590 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 215.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 506-07.
[edit] See also
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