Bloch MB.162
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Four engine, long-range bomber which never progressed past the prototype stage.
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Development
Developed from the speedy MB-160 long-range civil transport, the MB-162 was originally developed as a mailplane. The MB-162.01 bomber prototype first flew in June, 1940 and was captured subsequent to the Armistice. Had the MB-162 entered production in 1941 as planned, it would have been a fine and fast heavy bomber for the French, somewhat analogous to the B-17 but much faster and less well armed.Operational history
The MB-162 did not fly a single combat mission, nor did the MB-162 B.5 production model ever enter production. The prototype was used by the Luftwaffe in I/KG 200 for clandestine affairs during 1943-1944.Variants
- MB.160 - civil transport prototype (3 produced)
- MB.162 Raid - mailplane version (? produced)
- MB.162.01 - prototype (1 produced), later redesignated SE.161.1.
- MB.162 Bn.5 - Production model--never produced
- MB.161 - "Languedoc" civil transport, post-war production model (? produced), later redesignated SE.161.P7.
Military Operators
- France, Germany.
Specifications (MB.162)
General characteristics
- Crew: five
- Length: 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 28.1 m (92 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 109 m² (1,173 ft²)
- Empty: 11,865 kg (26,158 lb)
- Loaded: 19,000 kg (41,900 lb)
- Maximum takeoff:
- Powerplant: 4x Gnome-Rhône 14N-48/49, 821 kW (1,100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 550 km/h (342 mph)
- Range: 2,400 km (1,490 miles)
- Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 345 m/min (1,130 ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)
Armament
- 2x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns in ventral and dorsal positions
- 2x 20 mm Hispano-Suiza cannon in ventral and dorsal positions
- 3,600 kg (7,940 lb) of bombs
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Related content
Related development: MB.220 - SNCASE LanguedocComparable aircraft:
Designation sequence: MB.90 - MB.130 - MB.150 - MB.160 - MB.170 - MB.200 - MB.210
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