Top speed 210 km/h Length 5.4 m Designer Mario de Bernardi | Wingspan 9.4 m First flight November 16, 1957 | |
The De Bernardi M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter is a two-seat light sport aircraft designed by Mario De Bernardi as a follow-on to the single-seat Partenavia P.53 Aeroscooter.
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Development
De Bernardi developed the all-metal single-seat Partenavia Aeroscooter earlier. Seeking to improve the design, the M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter was developed as a two-seat aircraft to be built by CAP in Bergamo, Italy.
Design
The Aeroscooter is a low-wing, two-seat monoplane. The partial welded steel tube fuselage uses aluminum skins. The wing uses a wood spar. The tricycle landing gear uses trailing link suspension. The single-piece plexiglas canopy slides forward to open. All fuel is housed in the 20 l (5.28 US gal; 4.40 imp gal) header tank and 50 l (13.21 US gal; 11.00 imp gal) main tank behind the passenger's seat.
Operational history
The prototype was built by De Bernardi with the assistance of two mechanics. In April 1959, De Bernardi died of a heart attack after flying a demonstration of the prototype at Rome Urbe Airport.
An example is on display at Museo Aeronautico Caproni di Taledo, Milano.
Variants
The daughter of De Bernardi is offering plans for a modernized version of the Aeroscooter using a Rotax 912UL engine to be flown under Italian microlight category.
Specifications (M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter)
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
Performance