Bloch MB.700

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MB.700
Role Single-seat Interceptor
Manufacturer Bloch
First flight 19 April 1940
Primary user Armée de l'Air
Number built 1

The Bloch MB.700 was a French low-wing monoplane interceptor designed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch during World War II.

Specifications[]

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 12.40 m2 (133.5 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-6 14-cyl. two-row air-cooled radial piston engine
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn)

Armament

  • 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon with 60-round drum magazines
  • 2 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 M39 machine guns with 500 rpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Bloch MB-700 - MB 700 - Chasseur - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2005-08-25. Retrieved 2019-02-04.

Bibliography[]

  • Roux, Robert J. (May 1970). "M. Bloch 700". Le album de fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (8): 6–7. ISSN 0757-4169.
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