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Top speed
  
155 km/h

Manufacturer
  
ANF Les Mureaux

Wingspan
  
8.25 m

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The Besson H-3 was a French civil touring triplane flying boat designed by the Marcel Besson company of Boulogne. Ony one aircraft was built and the type did not enter production.

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Design and development

The H-3 was designed as a civil touring flying boat and had single-bay equal-span wings and room for two in a side-by-side configuration cockpit, it was fitted with dual-controls. Initially powered by a 45 kW (60 hp) le Rhône 9Z rotary, the H-3 was found to be under-powered and re-engined with a 97 kW (130 hp) Clerget 9B rotary, (from Société Clerget-Blin et Cie), driving a tractor propeller. The aircraft did not enter production and the sole H-3 was re-designated MB-12 in 1922 when it was modified with an enlarged central wing.

Specifications (H-3)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Wingspan: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
  • Mid wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in) after modification to MB-12
  • Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 30.99 m2 (333.6 sq ft) the MB-12 had a wing area of 32.20 m2 (346.6 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 590 kg (1,301 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 875 kg (1,929 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9B rotary piston engine, 97 kW (130 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden tractor propeller

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 155 km/h (96 mph; 84 kn)
  • Range: 450 km (280 mi; 243 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,499 ft)

    • References

    Besson H-3 Wikipedia
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