Militi M.B.2 Leonardo

M.B.2 Leonardo
Role	Single-seat powered flying-boat glider
National origin	Italy
Designer	Bruno Militi
First flight	21 June 1970
Developed from	Militi M.B.1

The Militi M.B.2 Leonardo is an Italian single-seat powered flying-boat glider designed and built by Bruno Militi.^[1]

Design and development

A powered version of Militi's M.B.1 flying-boat glider the Leonardo is a parasol-wing monoplane with a two-step hull and a fuselage of aluminium alloy, wood and fibreglass.^[1] The mixed construction wing is supported by two N-form cabane struts in the centre and a V-strut outboard on each side; it has plain ailerons but no flaps.^[1] The pilot has an open cockpit with a small windscreen.^[1] The 42 hp (31 kW) modified Panhard motor car engine is strut-mounted above the wing centre section and drives a two-bladed fixed-pitch laminated wood pusher propeller.^[1] The aircraft was first flown on 21 June 1970 and was exhibited at the 1972 Turin Air Show.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1994-95^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 5.91 m (19 ft 4.75 in)
Wingspan: 8.14 m (26 ft 8.5 in)
Width: 0.90 m (2 ft 11.5 in)
Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 2.5 in)
Wing area: 11.40 m² (122.7 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 5.7
Empty weight: 145 kg (319 lb)
Gross weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Modified Panhard two-cylinder four-stroke air-cooled motor car engine , 31 kW (42 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 116 km/h (73 mph, 63 kn)
Cruise speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
Stall speed: 55 km/h (34.5 mph, 30.0 kn)
Range: 200 km (124 mi, 108 nmi)
Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.9 m/s (580 ft/min)

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Taylor 1973, p. 564

Bibliography

Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 978-0-354-00117-5.

[Janes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Taylor 1973, p. 564

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