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Millet Lagarde ML 10

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Top speed
  
235 km/h

Length
  
8 m

Manufacturer
  
Millet Lagarde

Wingspan
  
10 m

First flight
  
October 28, 1949

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The Millet Lagarde ML-10 was a French experimental single-engine light aircraft of the late 1940s.

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Development

The Millet Lagarde ML-10 was a one-off prototype of an experimental four-seat biplane. The upper wing was fixed to the cabin roof and the lower wing was fixed to the bottom of the cabin. The wings were heavily staggered so that the upper wing's trailing edge and lower wing's leading edge were vertically in line with each other.

The 180 hp (134 kW) Regnier R6B engine was fitted at the rear of the cabin in pusher layout. Twin booms supported the twin fins and a medium/high-set tailplane. The aircraft was fitted with a tricycle undercarriage.

The first prototype, F-WEPK, was completed in 1949 and by 1957 was in storage at Pontoise/Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield to the west of Paris. A second aircraft, with some modifications, was built by SCAM (Société des Constructions Aéronautiques du Maine) and designated SCAM C.50 Milane II, registered as F-WEAI.

Specifications

Data from Aviafrance

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 30.00 m2 (323 ft2)
  • Gross weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Regnier R6B, 134 kW (180 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
  • Range: 1,200 km (745 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.00 m/s (787 ft/min)

    • References

    Millet Lagarde ML-10 Wikipedia
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