Boisavia Chablis

B-80 Chablis
The first Chablis F-PBGO at Persan-Beaumont airfield near Paris in June 1957
Role Ultra-light monoplane
National origin France
Manufacturer Boisavia
Designer Lucien Tieles
First flight 16 July 1950
Number built 2

The Boisavia B-80 Chablis was French light sport aircraft of the 1950s.

Design and development

The Chablis was designed by Lucien Tieles and constructed by Avions Boisavia in 1950. It was a two-seat ultra-light monoplane with a high parasol wing supported by struts. The seats were arranged in tandem fashion. It was of extremely simple all-wood design with fabric covering and was intended to be fitted with a variety of engines in the 50-80 h.p. range.[1]

Two Chablis were built by Boisavia, the first making its first flight on 16 July 1950.[2] These were powered by a 65 hp (48kW) Continental A65 flat four-cylinder air-cooled engine. The Chablis was intended for construction by amateur builders using kits supplied by the firm. In the event, no further examples were completed and further development was abandoned.[3]

Specification

Data from [4]

General characteristics

References

Notes
  1. ^ Green 1965, p. 36
  2. ^ Simpson 2005, p. 64
  3. ^ Green 1965, p. 36
  4. ^ Green 1965, p. 36
Bibliography
  • Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN none. 
  • Simpson, Rod (2005). The General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.