Macchi M.B.308
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| Aermacchi MB-308 in flight at the Historical Aircraft Group FlyParty 2014 | |
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Macchi, German Bianco |
| Designer | Ermanno Bazzocchi |
| First flight | 19 January Template:Avyear |
| Primary users | Aeronautica Militare Italiana Aero clubs Private pilot owners |
| Number built | 183 |
The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, was a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s, one of the most prolific Italian-built types of the following decade.
Development
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It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Construction throughout was of wood. The pilot and a single passenger or instructor sat side by side, and later examples had a third seat behind them.
The MB.308 was ordered in quantity by the Aeronautica Militare, which leased them out to Italy's aeroclubs. A modified version with a higher-powered engine was put into production in Argentina, under licence to sailplane manufacturer German Bianco.
Operators
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- Aeronautica Militare Italiana - received 81 aircraft in 1948 and were retired in 1954[1]
Variants
- MB.308 - main production version with Continental C85 engine
- MB.308 Idro - seaplane version
- MB.308G - three-seat version with Continental C90 engine
- MB.308G-100 - MB.308G built in Argentina with Continental O-200 engine and fuel tanks relocated from fuselage to wings
Specifications (MB.308 - C85 engine)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 13.72 m2 (147.7 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
- Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 80 litres (21 US gal; 18 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85 air-cooled flat-four, 63 kW (85 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 197 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
- Cruise speed: 164 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn) (70% power)
- Range: 760 km (470 mi, 410 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
- Time to altitude: 6 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
References
Notes
- ^ "Macchi MB-308". Aeronautica Militare. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Bridgman 1955, p. 172.
Bibliography
- Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- "The Macchi MB 308". Flight: 64. 17 July 1947. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-577-5.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 419. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 901 Sheet 03. ISBN 1-156-94382-5.