Boisavia Mercurey
| Boisavia B.60 Mercurey | |
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| Type: | Sport plane |
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| First flight: |
April 3, 1949 |
| Number of pieces: |
46 |
The Boisavia B.60 Mercurey was a sports aircraft produced by the French manufacturer Société Boisavia .
History and construction
The Boisavia Mercurey was a four-seat light aircraft developed in France shortly after World War II . It was a conventional braced shoulder- wing aircraft with a fixed tail wheel landing gear . The prototype first flew on April 3, 1949 and was powered by a Renault 3Pei with 140 kW. The aircraft was built in small numbers and used as a sport, travel, training and agricultural aircraft , as well as a glider tug .
variants
- B.60 Mercurey - 3 prototypes powered by a Renault 4Pei piston engine
- B.601 Mercurey - powered by an Avco Lycoming O-435-A with 142 kW (3 built)
- B.601L Mercurey - main production version, equipped with an Avco Lycoming O-360-A (27 built)
- B.602 Mercurey - powered by a Continental E-165-4 with 123 kW (2 built)
- B.603 Mercurey Special - glider tow version powered by an Argus As 10 with 179 kW (5 built)
- B.604 Mercurey II - glider tow version with extended fuselage and equipped with a radial engine Salmson 9ABC with 172 kW (1 built)
- B.605 Mercurey - similar to the B.60 but powered by a Regnier 4L-O2 with 127 kW (4 built)
- B.606 Mercurey - equipped with a Regnier 4L-O0 (1 built)
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| length | 7.10 m |
| span | 11.38 m |
| height | 2.10 m |
| Wing area | 18 m² |
| Empty mass | 520 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1000 kg |
| Cruising speed | 190 km / h |
| Top speed | 235 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5500 m |
| Range | 1100 km |
| Engines | 1 × piston engine Renault 4Pei with 104 kW |
See also
literature
- Leonard Bridgman: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54 . Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Company, London 1953.
- RW Simpson: Airlife's General Aviation . Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury 1995, pp. 408-09.
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 192.
- World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing, London, S. File 890 Sheet 73.
Web links
Commons : Boisavia Mercurey - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54 , Bridgman 1953, p. 126.