The Macchi MB.308, later Aermacchi MB-308, was a light aircraft produced in Italy in the late 1940s.
MB.308 / MB-308 | |
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Aermacchi MB-308 in flight at the Historical Aircraft Group FlyParty 2014 | |
Role | Utility aircraft |
National origin | Italy |
Manufacturer | Macchi |
Built by | German Bianco |
First flight | 19 January 1947 |
Primary users | Italian Air Force |
Number built | 183[citation needed] |
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.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[2]
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