Boisavia Chablis

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B-80 Chablis
Boisavia B.80 Chablis 01 F-PBGO Persan 01.06.57 edited-2.jpg
The first Chablis F-PBGO at Persan-Beaumont airfield near Paris in June 1957
General information
TypeUltra-light monoplane
National originFrance
Manufacturer Boisavia
Designer
Lucien Tieles
Number built2
History
First flight16 July 1950

The Boisavia B-80 Chablis was French light sport aircraft of the 1950s.

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Design and development

The Chablis was designed by Lucien Tieles and constructed by Avions Boisavia in 1950. It was a two-seat ultra-light monoplane with a high parasol wing supported by struts. The seats were arranged in tandem fashion. It was of extremely simple all-wood design with fabric covering and was intended to be fitted with a variety of engines in the 50–80 h.p. range. [1]

Two Chablis were built by Boisavia, the first F-PBGO making its first flight on 16 July 1950. [2] These were powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 flat four-cylinder air-cooled engine. The Chablis was intended for construction by amateur builders using kits supplied by the firm. In the event, no further examples were completed and further development was not proceeded with. [3]

Specification

Data from [4]

General characteristics

References

Notes
  1. Green 1965 , p. 36
  2. Simpson 2005 , p. 64
  3. Green 1965 , p. 36
  4. Green 1965, p. 36
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