Brochet MB.100

The Brochet MB.100 was a three-seat light aircraft developed in France in the early 1950s.

Design and development

A further derivative of the Brochet MB.70, the MB.100 uses essentially the same airframe as the MB.80, but with a revised tail and cabin, the latter now including a third seat. Service de l'Aviation Légère et Sportive purchased several examples for distribution to French aeroclubs, including a number of tropicalised versions for use in North Africa. Unlike its predecessors, the MB.100 was not designed for homebuilding.

Variants

• MB.100 - initial production version (7 built)
• MB.101 - tropicalised version with engine air filter and more durable exterior finish (14 built)

Specifications (MB.100)

Data from Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 10.66 m (35 ft 0 in)
• Height: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 14.23 m² (153.2 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 465 kg (1,025 lb)
• Gross weight: 780 kg (1,720 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM 504 four-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine, 68 kW (91 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
• Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)

References

• Bridgman, Leonard (1957). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57. New York: The McGraw Hill Book Company Inc.
• de Narbonne, Roland (January 2011). "Janvier 1951, dans l'aéronautique française: Deux avions réussis dans l'impasse". La Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 494. pp. 78–79.
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 100–01.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 215.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 99.