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Macchi M.B.308

The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, is a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s.

Development

It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Construction throughout was of wood. The pilot and a single passenger or instructor sat side by side, and later examples had a third seat behind them.

The MB.308 was ordered in quantity by the Italian Air Force, which leased them out to Italy's aeroclubs. A modified version with a higher-powered engine was put into production in Argentina, under licence to sailplane manufacturer German Bianco.

Operators

  • Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) - received 81 aircraft in 1948 and were retired in 1954

Variants

MB.308
Two-seat version with an or Continental engine. 137 built.
MB.308 Idro
Seaplane version
MB.308G
Three-seat version with a Continental C90 engine.
MB.308-100
MB.308G built by German Bianco in Argentina with a Continental O-200-A engine. Approximately 46 built.

Specifications (MB.308 - C85 engine)

See also

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