Bloch MB.150 (1937)[1]
The Bloch MB.150 was the first in a series of fighter types developed in France during the late 1930s.
History[]
Development[]
A contender for the 1934 fighter programme, the Bloch MB.150 was a single seat all metal monoplane designed by Maurice Roussel, and powered by a Ghome Rhone 14 Kfs 14 cylinder radial rated at 930 hp at 14,270 ft (4,250 m).[2] Following a number of unsuccessful attempts to get the aircraft to leave the ground[N 1] the prototype received a larger wing, longer stroke undercarriage and, eventually, an direct drive GR 14N-07 engine delivering 970 hp at 14,928 ft (4,550 m).[4] However, the difficulties in making the detailed design required a complete structural redesign to permit large scale production and the addition of several aerodynamic refinements,[5] leading to development of the MB-151.[3]
MB.151[]
Initially fitted with a 920 hp (686 Kw) Gnome Rhone 14N-11 radial engine, the MB.151 first flew on 18 August 1938 as the MB.151.01. A total of 144 MB.151C-1 aircraft were eventually constructed. These were mainly used for pilot conversion and fighter training, following the introduction of the improved MB.152.[6]
References[]
Notes[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Wind Tunnel Models
- ↑ Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. 2001. Pages 68-69
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gunston, Bill. Salamander Books. 1998. Page 8
- ↑ Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. 2001. Page 69
- ↑ World Aircraft Information Files - File 890 Card 43 (A-Z of Aircraft: Bleriot-SPAD S.81 (continued) to Bloch MB.150)
- ↑ World Aircraft Information Files - File 890 Card 44 (A-Z of Aircraft: Bloch MB.151 and MB.152 to Bloch MB.174)
Bibliography[]
- Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Salamander Books Ltd. 1988. ISBN 0 86101 390 5
- World Aircraft Information Files Aviation Partwork. Midsummer Books Ltd.
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