Millet Lagarde ML-10

Millet Lagarde ML-10
The sole ML-10 at Pontoise airfield in May 1957. The upper wing has been detached from the cabin roof and the fins dismantled
Role	experimental light aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Millet Lagarde
First flight	28 October 1949
Retired	1957
Number built	1

The Millet Lagarde ML-10 was a French experimental single-engine light aircraft of the late 1940s.

Development

The Millet Lagarde ML-10 was a one-off prototype of an experimental four-seat biplane. The upper wing was fixed to the cabin roof and the lower wing was fixed to the bottom of the cabin. The wings were heavily staggered so that the upper wing's trailing edge and lower wing's leading edge were vertically in line with each other.^[1]

The 180 hp (134 kW) Regnier engine was fitted at the rear of the cabin in pusher layout. Twin booms supported the twin fins and a medium/high-set tailplane. The aircraft was fitted with a tricycle undercarriage.

Only the prototype F-WEPK was completed and by 1957 it was in storage at Pontoise/Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield to the west of Paris. No further development was undertaken.

Specifications

Data from aviafrance

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 30.00 m² (323 ft²)
• Gross weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Regnier, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph)
• Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
• Range: 1,200 km (745 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.00 m/s (787 ft/min)

References

Notes

1. ^ aviafrance

Bibliography

• History and construction details at aviafrance.com