Max Holste MH.52
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| Max Holste MH.52 | |
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| Type | two-seat touring/training monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Avions Max Holste |
| Maiden flight | 1940s |
The Max Holste MH.52 was a 1940s French two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and built by Avions Max Holste.
[edit] Development
Developed in the late 1940s the MH.52 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with twin fins and rudders and a fixed tricycle landing gear. It had a cockpit with side-by-side seating for the pilot and trainee or passenger. The aircraft was powered by a Potez 4D inline engine but could be fitted with a variety of engines between 95 and 150hp (71 to 112kW).
A development of the MH.52 was the MH.53 which had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a lower powered 135hp (101kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine.
[edit] Variants
- MH.52
- Tricycle landing gear version powered by a Potez 4D engine.
- MH.53
- Tailwheel landing gear version powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine.
[edit] Specifications (MH.52)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2435/6
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.25 m (23 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 1¾ in)
- Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 1¾ in)
- Wing area: 14 m² (150.7 ft²)
- Empty weight: 640 kg (1411 lb)
- Gross weight: 870 kg (1918 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Potez 4D inline piston engine, 112 kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph)
- Range: 600 km (373 miles)
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2435/6
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