The Bloch MB.300 ''Pacifique'' (a.k.a. ''La Grosse Julie'', "Big Julie") was a French all-metal three-engine monoplane that was developed to enter service as an
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...
airliner. Though a single prototype was produced by
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch
The Société des Avions Marcel Bloch was a French Aerospace manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer of military and civilian aircraft. It was founded by the aeronautical designer Marcel Dassault, Marcel Bloch (hence "MB" in the aircraft designation ...
in 1935, it was eventually rejected by Air France circa 1938.
Design and development
Test flight happened on November 15 or November 16, 1935 at the
Villacoublay airfield with test pilots André Curvale and Jean Lapeyr. The prototype (F-AONB) went under a serie of modifications in early 1936 then again in March 1937. Passengers number was then reduced from 30 to 24.
It officially entered in service with the Air France fleet in January 1938 (as F-AOUI). Its fate is unknown, but it was reportedly delivered to Spain.
Specifications
See also
Notes
References
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External links
Official archives at DassaultAviation.com
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1930s French airliners
MB.300
Trimotors
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1935