Maroto Botín MB-13

Maroto Botín MB-13
A white Maroto Botín MB-13-20 before painting.
Role	Wide-body jet airliner
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation
First flight	21 December 1998
Introduction	7 May 1999 with Creeperian Airlines
Status	In service
Primary users	Creeperian Airlines Creeperian government Salvadoran Airlines Imperial Airlines
Produced	1998–present
Number built	422
Program cost	₡60 billion colóns
Unit cost	₡1.9 billion colóns
Developed from	Maroto Botín MB-11

The Maroto Botín MB-13 (Creeperian: Մարոտո Բոտձն ՄԲ-13), commonly known as simply the MB-13, is a Creeperian three-engine, medium- to long-range, wide-body jet airliner manufactured by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. It was developed from the Maroto Botín MB-11, having its third engine modified into an S-duct to improve aerodynamics from previous trijet models.

Variants

Variant	Date produced	No. produced
10 series	1998–2008	107
C series	1999–2013	67
20 series	2008–2019	134
30 series	2019–present	114

Operators

Legend	Notes
*	Current
*	Former

Airline	Nationality	-10	-20	-30	-C	In service	Notes
Aer Gjorka	Gjorka	20			10	1999–2015
Aerolínea Corevilla	Corevilla		24	4		2008–present
Andaluzian Airways	Andaluzia	20				1998–2018	Launch customer
Avianca	Creeperopolis	5	5	6		1998–present	Launch customer
Creeperian Airlines	Creeperopolis	30	45	50		1998–present	Primary user and launch customer
Creeperian Airlines Cargo	Creeperopolis				25	1998–present	Launch customer
Creeperian Airlines Connect	Creeperopolis	2				2005–2020
Creeperian government	Creeperopolis	15	20	20	35	1998–present	Launch customer
Imperial Airlines	State of the Church	5	12	11		1998–present	Launch customer
Lakefront Airlines	Creeperopolis		5	3		2009–present
Papal government	State of the Church	1		1		2000–present
Salvadoran Airlines	El Salvador	2	7	11		1998–present	Launch customer
Salvadoran government	El Salvador	4	6	6	2	2001–present
Southern Express	Creeperopolis	1				2005–2018
TACA Airlines	Creeperopolis		3			2012–present
Volaris	Creeperopolis	2	2	2		2004–present
Total		107	134	114	67	422

Accidents and incidents

• Creeperian Airlines Flight 424 - On June 28, 2020, a Maroto Botín MB-13-10 collided into a radio tower while approaching Francis International Airport. The flight originated in San Salvador and was flying to Liberty City.

Specifications

MB-13 Specifications

Variant	MB-13-10	MB-13-C	MB-13-20	MB-13-30
Cockpit crew	3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer)		2 (pilot, copilot)
Seating	256 (mixed class)	N/A	277 (mixed class)	292 (mixed class)
Exit limit	300	N/A	400
Interior width	18 feet 11 inches (5.77 m)
Length	177 ft 8+1⁄2 in (54.17 m)		164 ft 2+1⁄2 in (50.05 m)	182 ft 6+1⁄2 in (55.64 m)
Wingspan	155 ft 4 in (47.35 m)		164 ft 4 in (50.09 m)
Height	55 ft 4 in (16.87 m)
Wing area	3,456 sq ft (321.1 m2)		3,541 sq ft (329.0 m2)
MTOW	430,000 lb (195,045 kg)	550,000 lb (249,476 kg)	466,000 lb (211,374 kg)	510,000 lb (231,332 kg)
Fuel capacity	23,814 US gal (90,150 l)		26,502 US gal (100,320 l)	31,642 US gal (119,780 l)
Engines (×3)	Reyes–Ribelles RR560		Reyes-Ribelles RR560-2	Reyes-Ribelles RR560-3
Cruise	520 kn (963 km/h)		525 kn (972 km/h)	530 kn (980 km/h)
Stall	108 kn (200 km/h)		110 kn (204 km/h)	114 kn (211 km/h)
Range	3,380 nmi (6,260 km)		4,600 nmi (8,519 km)	6,345 nmi (11,751 km)
Maximum range	4,250 nmi (7,871 km)		5,435 nmi (10,066 km)	7,490 nmi (13,871 km)
Cieling	42,000 ft (12,800 m)		43,000 ft (13,100 m)

See also

• List of Maroto Botín aircraft