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MB.200
Country | France |
Manufacturer | Societé des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Primary Role | Medium Bomber |
Maiden Flight | 26 June 1933 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseMB.200 bombers were designed in response to a 1932 requirement by the French Air Force. These high-winged all-metal cantilever monoplane aircraft entered service in late 1934, and by the end of 1935, 208 aircraft were in service, equipping 12 French bomber squadrons. The design was sold to Czechoslovakia, and the firms Aero and Avia built 124 examples for the Czechoslovakian Air Force starting in 1937. When Germany dismembered and took over part of Czechoslovakia, a number of MB.200 bombers were captured; some of them were pressed into second line service by the Germans, while others were sold to Bulgaria. The Vichy-French Air Force operated them through the war despite MB.200 bombers being obsolete by the 1940s; one squadron saw action in the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Dec 2013
MB.200 Timeline
26 Jun 1933Â | The MB.200 bomber took its first flight. |
1 Jan 1934Â | The French Air Force placed an order for 30 examples of MB.200 bombers. |
SPECIFICATIONS
MB.200B.4
Machinery | Two Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs 14-cyl 2-row air-cooled radial engines rated at 870hp each |
Armament | 3x7.5mm MAC 1934 machine guns, 1,200kg of bombs |
Crew | 4 |
Span | 22.45 m |
Length | 16.00 m |
Height | 3.90 m |
Wing Area | 62.50 m² |
Weight, Empty | 4,300 kg |
Weight, Maximum | 7,480 kg |
Speed, Maximum | 285 km/h |
Rate of Climb | 4.33 m/s |
Service Ceiling | 8,000 m |
Range, Normal | 1,000 km |
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