Maroto Botín MB-5
| Maroto Botín MB-5 | |
|---|---|
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| The Maroto Botín MB-5 in 1950. | |
Role
|
Troop transporter/passenger airliner prototype |
National origin
|
 Creeperopolis
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Manufacturer
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Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation (initially Maroto Aircraft Company) |
First flight
|
1950 |
Retired
|
1952 |
Status
|
Lone prototype scrapped |
Primary user
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Maroto Botín |
Number built
|
1 |
Developed from
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Maroto MA-4 |
The Maroto Botín MB-5, initially known as the Maroto MA-5, was a Creeperian twin-engine piston aircraft built by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation.
History
The Maroto MA-5 was developed by the Maroto Aircraft Company beginning in 1948 to serve as a shorter-range alternative to the Maroto MA-4 troop transport aircraft. In December 1949, Maroto Aircraft merged with the Botín Aircraft Corporation to form the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation, and the Maroto MA-5 was renamed to the Maroto Botín MB-5.
The MB-5 first flew in 1950 but was ultimately rejected by the Creeperian Air Force. Maroto Botín sought to sell the aircraft to National Imperial Airways, the national airline of Creeperopolis, but the airline did not believe it could effectively utilize the aircraft and instead requested the manufacturing of a larger aircraft which later became the Maroto Botín MB-6. The lone MB-5 prototype was scrapped in 1952.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: 16-24 passengers
- Length: 62 ft 2 in (18.95 m)
- Wingspan: 78 ft (24 m)
- Height: 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
- Wing area: 824 sq ft (76.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 13,674 lb (6,202 kg)
- Gross weight: 20,000 lb (9,072 kg)
- Fuel capacity: ~550 US gal (460 imp gal; 2,100 l) ; 34 US gal (28 imp gal; 130 l) oil in two nacelle tanks
- Powerplant: 2 × Reyes MA-5 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 900 hp (670 kW) each at 2,300 rpm and 6,700 ft (2,000 m)
- Propellers: 3-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 mph (370 km/h, 200 kn) at 7,700 ft (2,300 m)
- Cruise speed: 195 mph (314 km/h, 169 kn) 65% power at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- Range: 1,600 mi (2,600 km, 1,400 nmi) maximum
- Service ceiling: 23,700 ft (7,200 m)
- Absolute ceiling on one engine: 11,400 ft (3,500 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,585 ft/min (8.05 m/s)
- Wing loading: 24.3 lb/sq ft (119 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
