| MB.26 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Reconnaissance or fighter floatplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Besson |
| Designer | Marcel Besson |
| First flight | 1925 |
The Beeson MB.26 was a French sesquiplane floatplane designed by Marcel Besson as a shipborne two-seat reconnaissance aircraft for the French Navy, but it was not ordered into production. [1]
The MB.26 was a W-strut wing braced sesquiplane, the upper wing was attached at the top of the fuselage and the lower was below the fuselage. [1] It had one main float under the lower wing and two stabilizing floats on the wingtips. [1] This HB.2 variant was followed by a modified C.2 configuration to turn it into a two-seat fighter seaplane. [1] The C.2 had a new round-sided fuselage, the HB.2 had a slab-sided fuselage, and a new tailplane. [1] Neither variant was ordered or entered production. [1]
Data from [1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
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