The Boisavia B.60 Mercurey was a series of four-seat light aircraft developed in France shortly after World War II.

B.60 Mercurey
Role	Civil utility aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Boisavia
First flight	3 April 1949
Number built	46

Design and operations

The Mercurey was a conventional high-wing braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. It was built in small numbers and found use in the normal general aviation roles of tourer, trainer, agricultural aircraft, and glider tug.

Variants

B.60 Mercurey

3 prototypes powered by 100 kW (140 hp) Renault 4Pei engine

B.601 Mercurey

Powered by a 140 kW (190 hp) Avco Lycoming O-435-1 engine;three built.

B.601L Mercurey

Main production version, equipped with an 130 kW (180 hp) Avco Lycoming O-360-A engine;twenty-seven built.

B.602 Mercurey

Powered by a 123 kW (165 hp) Continental E165-4 engine;two built.

B.602A

1x 159 kW (213 hp) Continental O-470-11

B.603 Mercurey Special

Glider tug version, powered by a 180 kW (240 hp) Salmson 8 As engine (Argus As 10);five built.

B.604 Mercurey II

Dedicated glider tug with lengthened fuselage, powered by a 170 kW (230 hp) Salmson 9ABc radial piston engine;one built).

B.605 Mercurey

Similar to the B.60, powered by a 130 kW (170 hp) Régnier 4LO2 (SNECMA 4L-02) engine;four built.

B.606 Mercurey

130 kW (170 hp) Régnier 4LO20 (SNECMA 4L-00) engine;one built.

Specifications (B.60)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1958–59[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 18 m² (190 sq ft)
• Airfoil: NACA 23.012
• Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,277 kg (2,815 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 220 l (58.1 US gal; 48.4 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 100 kW (140 hp)
  

(or 170 hp (127 kW) Lycoming O-340)

• Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)
• Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
• Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph, 38 kn)
• Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
  
• Take-off run: 210 m (689 ft)
• Landing run: 150 m (492 ft)

References

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boisavia Mercurey.

• Bridgman, Leonard (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54. London: Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Company.
• Gaillard, Pierre (June 2000). "Boisavia: Les petites vendanges de Lucien Tielès". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 367. pp. 32–41.
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 408–09.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 192.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 73.

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