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The Militi M.B.1 is an Italian single-seat flying-boat glider designed and built by Bruno Militi.[1]

M.B.1
Role	Single-seat powered flying-boat glider
National origin	Italy
Designer	Bruno Militi
First flight	13 August 1967
Developed into	Militi M.B.2 Leonardo

Design and development

Militi started to build his design for a flying-boat glider in October 1964 and it first flew on 13 August 1967.[1] The M.B.1 is a parasol-wing monoplane with a two-step hull and a fuselage of aluminium alloy, wood and fibreglass.[1] The mixed construction wing is supported by two N-struts in the centre and a vee-strut outboard on each side, it has plain ailerons but no flaps.[1] The pilot has an open cockpit with a small windscreen.[1] From 1969 Militi developed a powered version as the M.B.2 Leonardo which first flew in 1970.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 5.91 m (19 ft 4.75 in)
• Wingspan: 8.05 m (26 ft 5 in)
• Width: 0.90 m (2 ft 11.5 in)
• Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 4.75 in)
• Wing area: 11.40 m² (122.7 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 5.7
• Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
• Gross weight: 165 kg (363 lb)

See also

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes
• List of gliders

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