Militi M.B.2 Leonardo

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M.B.2 Leonardo
RoleSingle-seat powered flying-boat glider
National originItaly
DesignerBruno Militi
First flight21 June 1970
Developed from Militi M.B.1

The Militi M.B.2 Leonardo is an Italian single-seat powered flying-boat glider designed and built by Bruno Militi. [1]

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Design and development

A powered version of Militi's M.B.1 flying-boat glider the Leonardo is a parasol-wing monoplane with a two-step hull and a fuselage of aluminium alloy, wood and fibreglass. [1] The mixed construction wing is supported by two N-form cabane struts in the centre and a V-strut outboard on each side; it has plain ailerons but no flaps. [1] The pilot has an open cockpit with a small windscreen. [1] The 42 hp (31 kW) modified Panhard motor car engine is strut-mounted above the wing centre section and drives a two-bladed fixed-pitch laminated wood pusher propeller. [1] The aircraft was first flown on 21 June 1970 and was exhibited at the 1972 Turin Air Show. [1]

Specifications

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1994-95 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taylor 1973, p. 564

Bibliography

  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   978-0-354-00117-5.