Misplaced Pages

Brochet MB.30

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
1930s French light aircraft
MB.30
Role Sports aircraftType of aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Brochet for homebuilding
Designer Maurice Brochet
First flight 11 September 1934
Number built at least 1

The Brochet MB.30 was a single-seat sports aircraft designed by Maurice Brochet in the mid-1930s.

The MB-30 surname was "little pike".

Design and development

The MB.30 was a parasol-wing monoplane of all-wooden construction.

It is derived from the MB-20, the noticeable change was the addition of a tractor engine.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

  • Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 13.5 m (145 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
  • Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Poinsard 25hp 2-cyl 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)

References

  1. "Brochet MB-30". www.all-aero.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. "Brochet MB-30 - avion de sport - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
Aircraft designed by Maurice Brochet
Categories:
Brochet MB.30 Add topic