Besson MB.36
title: "Besson MB.36" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1930s-french-airliners", "flying-boats", "besson-aircraft", "trimotors", "parasol-wing-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1930"] topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besson_MB.36" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | MB.36 |
| image | Besson MB 36 Les Ailes September 1,1927.jpg |
| aircraft_type | Transport flying-boat |
| national_origin | France |
| manufacturer | Besson |
| designer | Marcel Besson |
| number_built | 1 |
| first_flight | 15 May 1930 |
| :: |
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Design and development
The MB.36 was a parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat for use as either a bomber or commercial transport. It was powered by three 420 hp Gnome-Rhône 9Ad Jupiter radial engines. The prototype, registered F-AKEJ, was a 10-seat commercial variant, designed in 1926 but did not fly until 15 May 1930 because of financial difficulties. By the time of the MB.36 first flight, the company had been taken over by the ANF Mureaux company. After the flying-boat lost a stabilizing float during official tests, and because of poor performance the project was abandoned and the MB.36 scrapped.
Specifications
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Besson_MB_36_3-view_Les_Ailes_September_1,1927.png" caption="Besson MB 36 3-view drawing from Les Ailes September 1, 1927"] ::
|ref= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft |prime units? = met |length m=18.75 |length ft=61 |length in=6.25 |span m=25.00 |span ft=82 |span in=0.25 |height m=4.70 |height ft=15 |height in=5 |wing area sqm=130.00 |wing area sqft=1339.35 |empty weight kg=4870 |empty weight lb=10737 |gross weight kg=7735 |gross weight lb=17035 |eng1 number=3 |eng1 name=Gnome-Rhône 9Ad radial piston engine |eng1 kw=313 |eng1 hp=420 |max speed kmh=185 |max speed mph=115 |range km=1060 |range miles=659
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References
- Orbis 1985, p. 656
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