Bloch MB.120

infobox Aircraft
name = M.B.120
type = Transport/airliner
manufacturer = Société des Avions Marcel Bloch


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first flight = 1930s
introduced = 1934
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primary user = Air Afrique
more users = French Air Force
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number built = 11
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developed from = Bloch MB.71
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The Bloch M.B.120 was a French three-engined colonial transport aircraft built by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch during the 1930s.

Design and development

The M.B.120 design was selected by the French government for transport use in French overseas territories. The M.B.120 was an all-metal cantilever high-wing monoplane. The prototype was re-worked from the M.B.71. Standard accommodation was for a crew of three and up to 10 passengers. The civil aircraft normally carried only four passengers, the rest of the aircraft was filled with mail. Ten production aircraft were produced, six for civil use and four for the French Air Force.

Operational history

The aircraft entered operation in 1934 for Air Afrique, which was a new airline set up by the French government on 11 May 1934 to provide service between the French African territories. Both the civil and military aircraft served only in French Africa.

Variants

*M.B.120.01 : First prototype.
*M.B.120 : Three-engined colonial transport aircraft. Ten built.

Operators

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*Air Afrique
*French Air Force

pecifications (M.B.120)

aircraft specification

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crew=3
length main= 50 ft 2¼ in
length alt= 15.30 m
span main= 67 ft 4¾ in
span alt= 20.54 m
height main=
height alt=
area main= 656.62 ft²
area alt= 61 m²
empty weight main= 8,157 lb
empty weight alt= 3700 kg
loaded weight main=
loaded weight alt=
max takeoff weight main= 13,288 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 6000 kg
engine (prop)=Lorraine Algol 9Na
type of prop= radial piston engine
number of props=3
power main= 300 hp
power alt= 224 kw
max speed main= 162 mph
max speed alt= 260 km/h
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ceiling main= 20,670 ft
ceiling alt= 6300 m
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References

*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=

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