The Bloch MB.800 was a French low-wing monoplane three-seat trainer / mailplane developed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch. It was of all-wood construction.
| MB.800 | |
|---|---|
| Role | trainer |
| Manufacturer | Bloch |
| First flight | 18 December 1940 |
| Number built | 1 |
Variants edit
Data from: Dassault Aviation[1]
- MB 800 P3
- the first aircraft, a three-seat flying trainer to a P3 specification, powered by two 180 hp (130 kW) Bloch 6B-1 6-cylinder engines.
- MB 800 T3
- the second aircraft, a three-seat crew trainer to a T3 specification, was under construction in 1939.
- MB 800P 'Biarritz'
- the third aircraft, a mailplane, completed during WWII as the Sud-Ouest SO.80 / Sud-Ouest SO.800, powered by two 350 hp (260 kW) Béarn 6D engines.
Specifications edit
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 11.54 m (37 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 19.00 m2 (204.5 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,395 kg (3,075 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,987 kg (4,381 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Bloch 6B-1 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engines, 130 kW (180 hp) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed Ratier variable-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 338 km/h (210 mph, 183 kn)
- Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "MB 800: origins, characteristics and performance data". Dassault Aviation, a major player to aeronautics. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Bloch MB-800 - avion d'entrainement - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2019-02-04.