The Boisavia B.50 Muscadet was a prototype French three-seat cabin monoplane first flown in 1946.[1]
| B.50 Muscadet | |
|---|---|
| Role | Cabin monoplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Boisavia |
| Designer | Lucien Tieles |
| First flight | 13 October 1946 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Variants | Boisavia Mercurey |
Design and operations edit
The B.50 was designed and built after the Second World War by Luicien Tieles, it was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane with three seats and a conventional landing gear with a tail wheel.[1] The prototype, with the French test registration F-WCZE, first flew on 13 October 1946 powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Renault 4Pei engine.[1] Tieles modified the design as a four-seater and formed Societe Boisavia to build the type which he called the Mercurey.[1]
Specifications edit
Data from Gaillard (1990) p. 40[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: One passenger
- Length: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23.012[3]
- Empty weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 4Pei 4-cylinder inline air-cooled, 75 kW (100 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Range: 850 km (530 mi, 460 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
References edit
- Gaillard, Pierre (1990). Les Avions Francais de 1944 à 1964. Paris: Éditions EPA. p. 40. ISBN 2-85120-350-9.
- Gaillard, Pierre (June 2000). "Boisavia: Les petites vendanges de Lucien Tielès". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 367. pp. 32–41.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-577-5.
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