M.B.1
Role Single-seat powered flying-boat glider
National origin Italy
Designer Bruno Militi
First flight 13 August 1967
Developed into Militi M.B.2 Leonardo

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

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.[1] The M.B.1 is a parasol-wing monoplane with a two-step hull and a fuselage of aluminium alloy, wood and fibreglass.[1] 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.[1] The pilot has an open cockpit with a small windscreen.[1] From 1969 Militi developed a powered version as the M.B.2 Leonardo which first flew in 1970.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.91 m (19 ft 4.75 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
  • Width: 0.90 m (2 ft 11.5 in)
  • Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 4.75 in)
  • Wing area: 11.40 m2 (122.7 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 5.7
  • Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
  • Gross weight: 165 kg (363 lb)

See also

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taylor 1973, pp. 563-564

Bibliography

  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.


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