Brochet MB.70

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The Brochet MB.70 was a two-seat light aircraft developed in France in the early 1950s for recreational flying and amateur construction.

Design and development

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 tailwheel undercarriage layout 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.^[1]

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 converted from the MB.70)
MB.76 - version with Continental C90-14F horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine (1 built)

Units using this aircraft

Private and club pilots

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)

References

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Notes

↑ Simpson, 2005, p.71

Bibliography

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 215.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 99.
Simpson, Rod (2005). The General Aviation Handbook. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-222-5.

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