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Top speed
  
197 km/h

Length
  
6.53 m

Manufacturers
  
Aermacchi, German Bianco

Wingspan
  
10 m

Designer
  
Ermanno Bazzocchi

Macchi M.B.308 AERMACCHI MB 308

The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, was a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s, one of the most prolific Italian-built types of the following decade. It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Construction throughout was of wood. The pilot and a single passenger or instructor sat side by side, and later examples had a third seat behind them.

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The MB.308 was ordered in quantity by the Aeronautica Militare, which leased them out to Italy's aeroclubs. A modified version with a higher-powered engine was put into production in Argentina, under licence to sailplane manufacturer German Bianco.

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Operators

 Argentina
  • Argentine National Gendarmerie
    •  Egypt
  • Egyptian Air Force
    •  Italy
  • Aeronautica Militare Italiana - received 81 aircraft in 1948 and were retired in 1954
    •  Lebanon
  • Lebanese Air Force

    • Variants

    Macchi M.B.308 Aermacchi Macchi MB308 M308 Specifications Technical Data

  • MB.308 - main production version with Continental C85 engine
  • MB.308 Idro - seaplane version
  • MB.308G - three-seat version with Continental C90 engine
  • MB.308G-100 - MB.308G built in Argentina with Continental O-200 engine and fuel tanks relocated from fuselage to wings

    • Specifications (MB.308 (C85 engine))

    Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56

    General characteristics

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  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 13.72 m2 (147.7 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
  • Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 80 litres (21 US gal; 18 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85 air-cooled flat-four, 63 kW (85 hp)

    • Performance

    Macchi M.B.308 Macchi MB308 Wikipedia

  • Maximum speed: 197 km/h (122 mph; 106 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 164 km/h (102 mph; 89 kn) (70% power)
  • Range: 760 km (472 mi; 410 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 6 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

    • Macchi M.B.308 AERMACCHI MB 308

    References

    Macchi M.B.308 Wikipedia
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