Mauboussin M-200
Role Racing monoplane
Manufacturer Fouga
First flight 21 March 1939
Number built 3

The Mauboussin M.200 was a French racing monoplane built by Fouga. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear. It had an enclosed cockpit for a pilot, and was powered by a Régnier 85.8 kW (115 hp) 4E.0 engine. It first flew on 21 March 1939, and in May 1939 established new FAI records for an aircraft of its class.

Variants

M.200
The first prototype of a single-seat training / racing aircraft, powered by a 71 kW (95 hp) Régnier 4E.0 inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, first flown on 21 March 1939.[1]
M.201
A second airframe produced and supposed to be powered by a 110 kW (150 hp) Régnier 4E.0.[2]
M.202
A second flyable prototype which might use the airframe of M.201 powered by a 71 kW (95 hp) Régnier 4E.0, first flown in June 1941.[3]

Specifications

Mauboussin M.202 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile July 1942

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Length: 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.28 m (23 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 7.5 m2 (81 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 370 kg (816 lb)
  • Gross weight: 578 kg (1,274 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Régnier 4Eo 4-cyl. air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 71 kW (95 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 285 km/h (177 mph, 154 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

References

  1. 1 2 Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-200" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-201" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-202" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.

Bibliography

  • Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-200" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  • Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-201" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  • Parmentier, Bruno. "Mauboussin M-202" (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2435
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