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==Design and development== |
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The design started as a redesign of the [[Bölkow Bo 208|Bo 208]] under [[Bölkow]] technical director Dr [[Hermann Mylius]] but resulted in a vastly different aircraft with little commonality of parts with its predecessor. The fuselage was now wider and incorporated a retractable |
The design started as a redesign of the [[Bölkow Bo 208|Bo 208]] under [[Bölkow]] technical director Dr [[Hermann Mylius]] but resulted in a vastly different aircraft with little commonality of parts with its predecessor. The fuselage was now wider and incorporated a retractable nose wheel. The wings were redesigned and relocated to a low-wing configuration (the Bo 208 was a high-wing aircraft) and made foldable for towing and storage. The aircraft was marketed with a choice of the fixed or retractable nose wheel, either a 150-hp or 160-hp Lycoming engine, and an optional [[Constant speed propeller|variable-pitch propeller]]. A [[trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] version with dual controls was also manufactured. |
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With this broad array of equipment options Bölkow displayed the aircraft at the Air Show in [[Hanover]] 1970: 57 orders of the new type were drawn in advance. A commercial success of the project seemed secured, but the fusion of the Bölkow GmbH into the [[Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm|MBB]] company 1968 led to the economic decision to stop building the aircraft. Although between 1969 and 1971 there were 102 Monsun manufactured, MBB decided in February 1972 to stop production despite there still being 275 orders were present. |
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==Variants== |
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Revision as of 16:10, 27 April 2010
| Bo 209 Monsun | |
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| Role | Civil utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Bölkow; later MBB |
| First flight | 22 December 1967 |
| Number built | 102 |
The MBB Bo 209 Monsun (originally the MHK-101) is a two-seat light aircraft that was developed in Germany in the late 1960s.
Design and development
The design started as a redesign of the Bo 208 under Bölkow technical director Dr Hermann Mylius but resulted in a vastly different aircraft with little commonality of parts with its predecessor. The fuselage was now wider and incorporated a retractable nose wheel. The wings were redesigned and relocated to a low-wing configuration (the Bo 208 was a high-wing aircraft) and made foldable for towing and storage. The aircraft was marketed with a choice of the fixed or retractable nose wheel, either a 150-hp or 160-hp Lycoming engine, and an optional variable-pitch propeller. A trainer version with dual controls was also manufactured.
With this broad array of equipment options Bölkow displayed the aircraft at the Air Show in Hanover 1970: 57 orders of the new type were drawn in advance. A commercial success of the project seemed secured, but the fusion of the Bölkow GmbH into the MBB company 1968 led to the economic decision to stop building the aircraft. Although between 1969 and 1971 there were 102 Monsun manufactured, MBB decided in February 1972 to stop production despite there still being 275 orders were present.
Variants
- MHK-101 prototype
- Bo 209-150 - production version with Lycoming O-320-E1C engine
- Bo 209-160 - production version with Lycoming O-320-D1A engine
- Bo 209S - trainer version with dual controls, non-retracting nosewheel, and non-folding wings
Specifications (Bo 209-160)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
Performance
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Notes
- ^ econ cruise - 60% power
References
- Taylor, John W.R. (ed.) (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 354 00094 2.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help); Check|isbn=value: length (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 192.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 85.