Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI
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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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The Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI was a French high-wing touring aircraft of the early 1930s.
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
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 14.7 m2 (158 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 322 kg (710 lb)
- Gross weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9 Ad 9-cyl radial, 30 kW (40 hp)
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph; 86 kn)
- Range: 600 km (373 mi; 324 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
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