Brochet MB.120
1950s French light aircraft prototype
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The Brochet MB.120 was a two-seat light aircraft developed in France in the 1950s.
| MB.120 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Brochet |
| Designer | Maurice Brochet |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 5 April 1954 |
Design and development
A derivative of the Brochet MB.70 family, combining the wing of the MB.80 with a modified fuselage of the MB.100 seating two. The design never progressed past a single prototype.
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1956–57[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 10.66 m (35 ft 0 in)
- Height: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 14.7 m2 (158 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
- Gross weight: 765 kg (1,687 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90 air-cooled flat-four engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
- Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 52 kg/m2 (11 lb/sq ft)