Brügger Colibri

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name=Colibri


caption=MB-2 at Vängsö ESSZ in Sweden in 2006
type=Sports plane
manufacturer=Homebuilt
designer=Max Brügger
first flight=1965
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number built=Over 260 under construction or flying by 1993
variants with their own articles=The Brügger MB-1, MB-2 and MB-3 Colibri were a family of small sports aircraft designed in Switzerland in the 1960s and 70s for amateur construction. They were single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplanes with fixed tailwheel undercarriage powered by Volkswagen four-cylinder horizontally-opposed automobile engines. The MB-1 Colibri first flew in 1965 and served as a development aircraft for the definitive MB-2 Colibri 2 that flew in 1970. These aircraft had all-wooden framework with fabric-covered wings and plywood-covered fuselages. The pilot's seat was enclosed by an expansive bubble canopy. In 1976-77, Brügger built and flew an all-metal version as the MB-3.

pecifications (MB-2)

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crew=One pilot
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length m=4.80
length ft=15
length in=9
span m=6.00
span ft=19
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height m=1.60
height ft=5
height in=3
wing area sqm=8.2
wing area sqft=88
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empty weight kg=215
empty weight lb=474
gross weight kg=330
gross weight lb=727
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Volkswagen air-cooled engine
eng1 kw= 30
eng1 hp= 40
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max speed kmh=180
max speed mph=111
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range km=500
range miles=310
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ceiling m=4,500
ceiling ft=14,760
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climb rate ms=3.0
climb rate ftmin=590
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