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1950s French light aircraft prototype
MB.120
General information
TypeSports plane
ManufacturerBrochet
Designer Maurice Brochet
Number built1
History
First flight5 April 1954

The Brochet MB.120 was a two-seat light aircraft developed in France in the 1950s.

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

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 m (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/m (11 lb/sq ft)

References

  1. Bridgman 1956, p. 132
  • Bridgman, Leonard (1956). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
  • 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, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 100–01.
Aircraft designed by Maurice Brochet
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