Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI
The Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI was a French high-wing touring aircraft of the early 1930s.
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| Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI No.02 at Mitry-Mory airfield near Paris in May 1957. This aircraft flew Paris-Tananarive in December 1931 | |
| Role | two-seat touring aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Peyret-Mauboussin |
| Designer | Louis Peyret and Pierre Mauboussin |
| First flight | 1930?[1] |
| Status | one preserved by a museum |
| Primary user | private flyers |
| Number built | 2 |
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Development
The PM XI was designed by Peyret-Mauboussin as a Salmson-engined two-seat touring and sporting aircraft of wooden construction. Two examples were built.
Operational history
The aircraft first flew in 1930.[1] The second aircraft F-AJUL took part in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 touring planes' contest, piloted by Charles Fauvel, but it damaged a landing gear in a compulsory landing.[2] This plane F-AJUL was later flown by Rene Lefevre from Paris to Tananarive, Madagascar, between 1 and 14 December 1931. The total distance flown was 11,000 km at an average speed of 120 km/hour. This aircraft is stored without wings at the Musee Castel-Mauboussin at Cuers-Pierrefeu airfield near Toulon in southern France, and can be viewed by prior permission.[3]
Specifications
(data from www.aviafrance.com)
- Powerplant
- 1xSalmson 9 Ad 40 h.p.;
- Length
- 5.50 m:
- Span
- 11.75 m:
- Height
- 2.86 m:
- Wing surface
- 14.7 m2:
- Empty weight
- 322 kg:
- Loaded weight
- 530 kg:
- Maximum speed
- 160 km/hour:
- Maximum altitude
- 4,500 m;
- Range
- 600 km:
References
- Notes
- 1 2 The first flight must have been in 1930, not 1931, since the plane took part in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 contest - Krzyżan (1988), p.180
- ↑ (Polish) Krzyżan, Marian. Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934 [International aviation competitions 1929-1934], Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3, p.180
- ↑ Ogden, 2006, p. 166
- Bibliography
- Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.
- The Mauboussin M.11 Monoplane in Flight, January 15, 1932, p. 48