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Top speed
  
155 km/h

Length
  
5.5 m

Manufacturer
  
Wingspan
  
12 m

First flight
  
1930

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The Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI was a French high-wing touring aircraft of the early 1930s.

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Development

The PM XI was designed by Peyret-Mauboussin as a Salmson-engined two-seat touring and sporting aircraft of wooden construction, an enlarged and more powerful development of the single-seat Peyret-Mauboussin PM X. Two examples were built.

Operational history

Two PM.XIs were built in parallel. The airframe c/n 02 was finished first and first flew on 9 July 1930. It was registered as F-AJUL. c/n 01 F-AKFD was ordered by the French Service Technique.

In July F-AJUL took part in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 touring aircraft contest, piloted by Charles Fauvel, but damaged a landing gear in a compulsory landing. By November one was flying at their Orly base and the other was under test for its CoA at Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base. F-AJUL was later flown by Rene Lefevre from Paris to Tananarive, Madagascar, between 1 and 14 December 1931. The total distance flown was 11,000 km at an average speed of 120 km/hour. He also flew it, after fitting extra tankage in the cabin, from Paris to Saigon in 10 days during December 1932, a distance of 10,500 km (6,500 mi). The return trip in February 1933 took 8 days.

This aircraft is stored without wings at the Musee Castel-Mauboussin at Cuers-Pierrefeu airfield near Toulon in southern France, and can be viewed by prior permission.

Specifications

Data from NACA report (1931)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 14.6 m2 (157 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
  • Gross weight: 515 kg (1,135 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9 Ad 9-cylinder radial, 30 kW (40 hp)
  • Maximum speed: 155 km/h (96 mph; 84 kn) at ground level
  • Cruise speed: 135 km/h (84 mph; 73 kn)
  • Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
  • Landing speed: 65 km/h (40 mph)
  • References

    Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI Wikipedia


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