The Bloch MB.800 was a French low-wing
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
three-seat trainer / mailplane developed by ''
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch''. It was of all-wood construction.
Variants
''Data from:'' Dassault Aviation
;MB 800 P3:the first aircraft, a three-seat flying trainer to a P3 specification, powered by two
Bloch 6B-1 6-cylinder engines.
;MB 800 T3:the second aircraft, a three-seat crew trainer to a T3 specification, was under construction in 1939.
;MB 800P 'Biarritz':the third aircraft, a mailplane, completed during
WWII
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
as the Sud-Ouest SO.80 / Sud-Ouest SO.800, powered by two
Béarn 6D
The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Ba ...
engines.
Specifications
See also
References
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MB.800
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1940
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
1940s French aircraft