Brochet MB.80

what is it?

The Brochet MB.80 was a two-seat light aircraft developed in France in the early 1950s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 158 km/htop speed
• range 500 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 615 kgmax take-off weight
• built 11made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 75 years ago, in 1951.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1951

number built

11

role

sports plane

makers

Brochet

engines

1× Minié 4.DC.32B

passengers

1

length

6.6 m

wingspan

10.5 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

615 kg

top speed

158 km/h

range

500 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.