De Bernardi M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter

M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter
Role Light aircraft
National origin Italy
Designer Mario de Bernardi
First flight 16 November 1957
Unit cost
1500000 lire in 1960

The De Bernardi M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter is a two-seat light sport aircraft designed by Mario De Bernardi as a follow-on to the single-seat Partenavia P.53 Aeroscooter.

Development

De Bernardi developed the all-metal single-seat Partenavia Aeroscooter earlier. Seeking to improve the design, the M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter was developed as a two-seat aircraft to be built by CAP in Bergamo, Italy.[1]

Design

The Aeroscooter is a low-wing, two-seat monoplane. The partial welded steel tube fuselage uses aluminum skins. The wing uses a wood spar. The tricycle landing gear uses trailing link suspension. The single-piece plexiglas canopy slides forward to open. All fuel is housed in the 20 l (5.28 US gal; 4.40 imp gal) header tank and 50 l (13.21 US gal; 11.00 imp gal) main tank behind the passenger's seat.

Operational history

The prototype was built by De Bernardi with the assistance of two mechanics. In April 1959, De Bernardi died of a heart attack after flying a demonstration of the prototype at Rome Urbe Airport.[1]

An example is on display at Museo Aeronautico Caproni di Taledo, Milano.[2]

Variants

The daughter of De Bernardi is offering plans for a modernized version of the Aeroscooter using a Rotax 912UL engine to be flown under Italian microlight category.[3]

Specifications (M.d.B. 02 Aeroscooter)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. 1 2 Sport Aviation. June 1960. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "De Bernardi MDB 02 Aeroscooter". Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. "Aeroscooter MdB 02". Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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