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MB.308 / MB-308 Aermacchi MB-308 in flight at the Historical Aircraft Group FlyParty 2014 Role Utility aircraftType of aircraft
National origin Italy Manufacturer Macchi Built by German Bianco First flight 19 January 1947 Primary users Italian Air Force Number built 183[citation needed ]
The Macchi MB.308 , later Aermacchi MB-308 , is a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s.
Development 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 Italian Air Force , 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 An Italian MB308 Argentina Egypt Italy Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana ) - received 81 aircraft in 1948 and were retired in 1954[1] Lebanon Variants MB.308 Idro, Italy, 1965 MB.308 Two-seat version with an 85 hp (63 kW) or 90 hp (67 kW) Continental engine. 137 built.[2] MB.308 Idro Seaplane version[citation needed ] MB.308G Three-seat version with a 90 hp (67 kW) Continental C90 engine.[2] MB.308-100 MB.308G built by German Bianco in Argentina with a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200-A engine. Approximately 46 built.[2] Specifications (MB.308 - C85 engine) Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[3]
General characteristics
Crew: 2Length: 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)See also Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References Notes 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 .
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