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Militi M.B.1

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Wingspan
  
8.05 m

Length
  
5.91 m

The Militi M.B.1 is an Italian single-seat flying-boat glider designed and built by Bruno Militi.

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Design and development

Militi started to build his design for a flying-boat glider in October 1964 and it first flew on 13 August 1967. The M.B.1 is a parasol-wing monoplane with a two-step hull and a fuselage of aluminium alloy, wood and fibreglass. The mixed construction wing is supported by two N-struts in the centre and a vee-strut outboard on each side, it has plain ailerons but no flaps. The pilot has an open cockpit with a small windscreen. From 1969 Militi developed a powered version as the M.B.2 Leonardo which first flew in 1970.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.91 m (19 ft 4¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
  • Width: 0.90 m (2 ft 11½ in)
  • Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in)
  • Wing area: 11.40 m2 (122.7 ft2)
  • Aspect ratio: 5.7
  • Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
  • Gross weight: 165 kg (363 lb) each each

    • References

    Militi M.B.1 Wikipedia
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