Brochet MB.70
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| MB.70 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Brochet |
| Designed by | Maurice Brochet |
| Maiden flight | 28 January 1950 |
| Number built | 9 |
The Brochet MB.70 was a two-seat light aircraft developed in France in the early 1950s for recreational flying and amateur construction. It was a high-wing braced monoplane of conventional configuration that seated the pilot and passenger in tandem within a fully-enclosed cabin. It was fitted with fixed, tricycle undercarriage and was of all-wooden construction. Progress was hastened by the publication of a Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive requirement for a new light aircraft for French aeroclubs, and a series of development machines were built with a variety of different engines, eventually leading to the definitive Brochet MB.80.
[edit] Variants
- MB.70 - prototype powered by Salmson 9Adb radial (1 built)
- MB.71 - version with Minie 4DC-32 engine (1 built)
- MB.72 - version with Continental A65 horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine (5 built)
- MB.73 - version with Continental A65-85 horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine (1 built)
- MB.76 - version with Continental C90-14F horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine (1 built)
[edit] Specifications (MB.72)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 10.35 m (33 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 14.0 m² (151 ft²)
- Empty weight: 366 kg (807 lb)
- Gross weight: 570 kg (1,257 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65, 48 kW (65 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 215.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 890 Sheet 99.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 100-01.
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