The Chablis was designed by Lucien Tieles and constructed by Avions Boisavia in 1950. It was a two-seat ultra-light monoplane with a high parasol wing supported by struts. The seats were arranged in tandem. It was a simple all-wood design with fabric covering and was intended to be fitted with a variety of engines in the 50-80 h.p. range.
Two Chablis were built by Boisavia, the first F-PBGO making its first flight on 16 July 1950. Claude Piel built the second, F-PBYF, in 1953. These were powered by a 65 hp (48kW) Continental A65 engine. The Chablis was intended for construction by amateur builders using kits supplied by the firm. In the event, no further examples were completed and further development was not proceeded with.
Engine: 1 × Continental A65, 48 kW (65 hp) Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Length: 7 m (22 ft 11 in) Gross weight: 513 kg (1131 lb) Max speed: 87 mph Cruise: 65 mph ROC: 540 fpm Crew: 2
In 1946, Lucien Tieles built the prototype of a three-seat high wing monoplane – the B.50 Muscadet. This aircraft, powered by an 100 hp Renault engine, was then redesigned with a higher rear fuselage decking to provide full four-seat capacity. Fitted with a 140 hp Renault 4 Pei engine, and designated B.60 Mercurey, the first aircraft made its maiden flight on 3 April, 1949 and Tieles established the Société Boisavia to build the aircraft commercially. It was a conventional high-wing braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Forty six were built and found use in the normal general aviation roles of tourer, trainer, agricultural aircraft, and glider tug.
While the prototype Mercurey had used a Renault engine, most production units were the B.601L with an 190 hp Lycoming flat four engine. With the same airframe the company was able to produce small numbers of other versions with different engines and Mercurey production continued until the middle of 1962 with virtually all sales being made in France or its overseas territories. Serial numbers ran from c/n 1 to 5, 18 to 29, 51 to 55 and 100 to 116. In addition, the various prototypes had unique serial numbers.
Boisavia B-601L Mercurey
After the two B-60 and three B-601 models, the B-602 was powered by a 165 hp Continental E165-4.
The B-603 Mercurey-Special glide tug variant has a 240 hp Salmson-Argus As 10.
On 29 April 1954 the first B-605 Mercurey flew with an initial production batch of 14 underway.
B-605 Mercurey
Variants:
B.60 Mercurey 3 prototypes powered by 100 kW (140 hp) Renault 4Pei engine Prototype F-WFDV c/n 01, first flown April 3, 1949. B.60 tourer/trainer also employed for ag work and as glider tugs c/n 01 F-BFDV, 02 F-BFLL/F-BFLM, 03 F-BFLP
B.60 Engine: 1 × Renault 4Pei, 104 kW (140 hp) each Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 3 in) Wingspan: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in) Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 10 in) Wing area: 18.0 sq.m (194 sq.ft) Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb) Gross weight: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph) Cruising speed: 190 km/h (118 mph) Range: 1,100 km (684 miles) Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,045 ft) Rate of climb: 4.0 m/s (790 ft/min) Crew: one pilot Capacity: 3 passengers
B-605 Mercurey Engine: 170 hp SNECMA-Regnier 4L-02 Wingspan: 37 ft 4 in Wing area: 182.986 sq.ft Length: 23 ft 5 in Height: 6 ft 10 in Empty weight: 1190 lb Loaded weight: 2204 lb Max speed: 140 mph Cruise: 124 mph Range: 745 mi Seats: 4
In 1946, Lucien Tieles built the prototype of a three-seat high wing monoplane designed by Lucien Tieles, Claude Piel, and M. Dorose – the B.50 Muscadet. This aircraft, c/n 01 F-WBBG/’CZE, powered by an 140 hp Renault Bengali engine, was then redesigned with a higher rear fuselage decking to provide full four-seat capacity and designated B.60 Mercurey.
A low wing microlight of mixed construction, the Bohem 3 has wings of sheet dural partially fabric covered, while the fuselage and tailplane are welded steel spaceframe construction.
Empty weight: 270 kg Wing span: 9 m Wing area: 11.5 sq.m Fuel capacity: 45 lt Certification: CS Engine: Verner, 70 hp MAUW: 450 kg Seats: 2 Max speed: 230 kph Cruise speed: 180 kph Minimum speed: 60 kph Climb rate: 6 m/s Fuel consumption: 10 lt/hr Price (1998): 70.000 DM
The Bohemia B.5 was a single engined, two seat, light sport aircraft designed and built in Czechoslovakia shortly after World War I.
The B.5 was the first aircraft designed and built in Czechoslovakia at the end of the First World War. Designed and constructed at the Bohemia Pilsen works the B.5 had one engine and two seats in separate, tandem open cockpits. The B.5 was a typical biplane sport/trainer aircraft of the period, with staggered upper and lower wings; the lower wing attaching directly to the lower fuselage between the two cockpits and the one piece upper wing supported on cabane and inter-plane struts.
The structure of the fuselage and wings was entirely conventional with fabric and/or plywood skinning and wooden structure. Conventional fin and tailplane were sited at the rear of the fuselage and were fitted with fin and elevators of generous area for yaw and pitch control. Roll control was effected by ailerons fitted to the upper wings only. The undercarriage consisted of bungee sprung main-wheels on a live axle supported by wire-braced struts and a sprung tail-skid at the extreme end of the fuselage.
Power was supplied by a Neue Automobil-Gesellschaft mbH NAG 4-cyl in-line piston engine, rated at 40 hp (30 kW), turning a two-blade wooden propeller counter-clockwise as viewed from the cockpit.
Colours and markings were simple with the fabric covering being left in its natural colour doped with a clear varnish. Large black letters across the span of the lower wing bottom surface spelt out BOHEMIA.
The prototype first flew from Pilsen aerodrome on 27 April 1919, but due to its lacklustre performance it was not a commercial success with few sales. The prototype B.5 crashed on Saturday, 17 May 1919, killing the student, Joseph Klíbr, and slightly injuring the instructor in the rear cockpit, Rudolf Polanecký. The remains of the B.5 were swiftly resurrected in just six weeks.
The B.5 kept flying until 1923 when it was owned by Chrudim J. Wiesner. By this time the NAG engine was completely worn out and unsafe. Wiesner and a test pilot from the Aero factory, Rudolf Valenta, converted the B.5 to a glider by removing the engine, modifying the front fuselage and replacing the wheeled undercarriage with skids. Results of attempts to fly the glider by Valenta Kbelská were mediocre due to the poor aerodynamic qualities and lack of a suitable launching area.
No complete B.5 exists today, but the fuselage is on display at the Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely.
Engine: Neue Automobil-Gesellschaft mbH NAG, 30 kW (40 hp) Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) Length: 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in) Wing area: 18.05 sq.m (194.3 sq.ft) Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 3 in) Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb) Gross weight: 520 kg (1,147 lb) Maximum speed: 110 km/h (68 mph) Service ceiling: 1,500 m (4,921 ft) Range: 120 km (74 miles) Endurance: ca 3 hours Seats: 2
In 1910, Michał Bohatyrew built a canard aircraft in Mońki near Białystok, called “Utka Nadieżda” (“Kaczka-Nadzieja”). Modeled on a Voison canard, but it was a monoplane.
A single-seat monoplane with a wooden structure. Double-girder rectangular lobe stiffened with steel wires. Truss hull with rectangular cross-section in the front and triangular in the rear with ash bars, taffeta cover. The cabin is open. Four-wheeled chassis with anti-cabotage skids.
After initial tests, the aircraft was transported to St. Petersburg, where it was shown at the First Exhibition of New Works in April 1911. Then, at the St. Gatczyno airport. the designer made further tests of the aircraft. During the first take-off the plane was crashed.
Engine: air-cooled, 18 kW (25 HP) Empty weight: 250-270 kg Total weight: 350-370 kg. Speed: 45-50 km / h.
This machine, named after the Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), was built in 1909/1910 in Ostend, Belgium, by Nicolas Boel, together with his brother Louis. It had a wingspan of 9.5 m and was 9 m long. With a turn of the steering wheel the pilot was able to operate the rear rudder, while the forward or backward movement of the steering column caused the elevator to raise and lower. Like on the Voisin, there was no lateral control. Some members of the Aero Club expressed their doubts as to whether that rickety thing could ever fly. Nicolas recognized the merits of their criticism, but instead of, as his brother quietly hoped, losing his heart, he immediately went back to work to improve his first creation, which became the Blauwvoet II.
The B & W Model 1 design was the result of a collaboration between William E. Boeing and a friend, Cdr G.C. Westervelt of the US Navy, and the B & W designation recognised this association. Of wood and fabric construction, extensively strutted and wire-braced, the Model 1 was an unequal-span biplane, with ailerons on the upper wings only. The fuselage, mounted directly on the lower wing, had two open cockpits in tandem, and carried at the rear a tail unit that was a typical braced structure of its period. Power was provided by a Hall-Scott engine mounted in the nose of the fuselage to drive a tractor propeller. Floatplane landing gear included two single-step floats, strut-mounted and braced beneath the fuselage, plus a small float under the tail to prevent disaster in a tail-down landing. The first of two Model 1s was flown initially on 29 June 1916, by which time Cdr Westervelt had been posted to the other side of the American continent. William Boeing decided, therefore, to establish a company to build these aircraft, and his Pacific Aero Products Company was founded on 15 July 1916 in a rented boathouse on Seattle’s Lake Union. The first company to incorporate the Boeing name, the Boeing Airplane Company, was formed on 26 April 1917. The two Model 1s, construction numbers 1 and 2, were sold to the New Zealand government.
Later, Boeing staff created a replica of the B&W1.
Engine: 1 x Hall-Scott A-5, 125 hp / 93kW Take-off weight: 1270 kg / 2800 lb Empty weight: 953 kg / 2101 lb Wingspan: 15.85 m / 52 ft 0 in Length: 9.5 m / 31 ft 2 in Wing area: 53.88 sq.m / 579.96 sq ft Max. speed: 121 km/h / 75 mph Cruise speed: 108 km/h / 67 mph Range: 515 km / 320 miles
The Boeing C-700 was a development of the Model 5. Boeing (on the float) and Edward Hubbard put this aircraft to work in 1919 carrying mail between Seattle and Victoria B.C. and to ships at sea.
The first internation airmail flight was made from Vancouver to Seattle on 3 May 1919 by Eddie Hubbard and Bill Boeing. A pouch of 60 letters was carried in the C-700.
First international airmail
Powered by a Hall-Scott water-cooled four-cylinder of 100 hp, the cruise was 60 mph.
After the failure with the construction of GA-1 (and it was considered the refusal of the military to purchase a large series), Boeing decided to change the design of its attack aircraft while preserving the concept itself. The next model that received the designation GA-2 was already a single-engine armoured biplane that was also tested on the basis at McCook Airbase.
The GA-2 was initially seen as a prototype for a new three-engine attack aircraft with 700 hp engines, but as a result, the military ministry ordered two prototypes. The reservation remained approximately identical to GA-1, but due to the reduction of the crew and the number of engines, the mass of it decreased. The weapons were also changed, the gun remained in the same place, and two machine guns were placed in the turret instead of the turrets in front of the nacelle.
Both aircraft were left at the McCook airbase where they flew until 1926.
GA-2 Engine: Engineering Division W-18, 750 hp Wing span: 16.47 m Length: 11.25 m Height: 3.60 m Wing area: 258.00 sq.m Empty weight: 2934 kg Normal take-off weight: 3941kg Maximum speed: 206 km / h Cruising speed: 182 km / h Range: 364 km Maximum climb rate: 220 m / min Ceiling: 3505 m Crew: 3 Armament: one 37-mm Baldwin cannon, 6×7.62 mm Browning machine guns
