| M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter | |
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| Role | Light aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Designer | Mario de Bernardi |
| First flight | 16 November 1957 |
| Unit cost | 1500000 lire in 1960 |
The De Bernardi M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter is a two seat light sport aircraft designed by Mario De Bernardi as a follow on to the single seat Partenavia P.53 Aeroscooter.
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De Bernardi developed the all metal single seat Partenavia Aeroscooter earlier. Seeking to imporve the design, the M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter was developed as a two seat aircraft to be built by CAP in Bergamo, Italy.[1]
The Aeroscooter is a low-wing, two seat, monoplane. The partial welded steel tube fuselage uses aluminum skins. The wing uses a wood spar. The tricycle landing gear uses trailing link suspension. The canopy is a single piece forward slider made of Plexiglas. A 20l header tank, and a 50l tank behind the passengers hold 70 liters total in fuel.
The prototype was built by De Bernardi with the assistance of two mechanics. In April 1959, De Bernardi died of a heart attack after flying a demonstration of the prototype at Rome Urbe Airport.[2]
An example is on display at Museo Aeronautico Caproni di Taledo, Milano.[3]
The daughter of De Bernardi is offering plans for a modernized version of the Aeroscooter using a Rotax 912UL engine to be flown under Italian microlight category.[4]
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