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Boisavia Muscadet

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Top speed
  
180 km/h

Length
  
7.15 m

Manufacturer
  
Société Boisavia

Wingspan
  
10 m

First flight
  
October 13, 1946

The Boisavia B.50 Muscadet was a prototype French three-seat cabin monoplane first flown in 1946.

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Design and operations

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. 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. Tieles modified the design as a four-seater and formed Societe Boisavia to build the type which he called the Mercurey.

Specifications

Data from Gaillard (1990) p. 40

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)
  • 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 (112 mph; 97 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph; 89 kn)
  • Range: 850 km (528 mi; 459 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)

    • References

    Boisavia Muscadet Wikipedia
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