Brügger Colibri

Colibri

MB-2 at Vängsö ESSZ in Sweden in 2006
Role	Sports plane
National origin	Switzerland
Designer	Max Brügger
First flight	1965
Number built	260+

The Brügger MB-1, MB-2 and MB-3 Colibri is a family of small sports aircraft designed in Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s for amateur construction.^[1]

Design and development

The Colibri family are single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplanes with fixed tailwheel undercarriage powered by a four-cylinder horizontally opposed Volkswagen air-cooled engine automotive conversion.^[1]

The MB-1 Colibri first flew in 1965 and served as a development aircraft for the definitive MB-2 Colibri 2 that flew in 1970. These aircraft had all-wooden framework with fabric-covered wings and plywood-covered fuselages. The pilot's seat was enclosed by an expansive bubble canopy. In 1976-77, Brügger built and flew an all-metal version as the MB-3. Many examples are actively flying in 2012.

Specifications (MB-2)

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Height: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 8.2 m² (88 ft²)
Empty weight: 215 kg (474 lb)
Gross weight: 330 kg (727 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 30 kW (40 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 180 km/h (111 mph)
Range: 500 km (310 miles)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,760 ft)
Rate of climb: 3.0 m/s (590 ft/min)

References

1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 110. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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