''Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Brochet'' was a French manufacturer of light aircraft established by Maurice Brochet (18 June 1899 – 16 June 1969) in

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in 1947.

Aircraft design and construction

Initially, the firm sold plans for light aircraft of Brochet's own designs to amateur constructors, but gradually undertook more and more aircraft construction, with its final designs not marketed for homebuilding at all. During the early 1950s, Brochet sold some 58 light planes of eight designs to the French government for distribution to the country's aeroclubs.

Aircraft produced

Maurice Brochet built the MB.10 and the MB.20 gliders in the 1930s. The latter became the

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motorized glider. He also built three units of the MB.30 monoplane with parasol wing in 1934 before opening the Brochet factory. The aircraft produced in series by the factory after WW II were the following:Simpson, 2005, p. 71 *

Brochet MB.40 ''Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Brochet'' was a French manufacturer of light aircraft established by Maurice Brochet (18 June 1899 – 16 June 1969) in Neauphle-le-Château in 1947. Aircraft design and construction Initially, the firm s ...

(1 built) *

Brochet MB.50 ''Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Brochet'' was a French manufacturer of light aircraft established by Maurice Brochet (18 June 1899 – 16 June 1969) in Neauphle-le-Château in 1947. Aircraft design and construction Initially, the firm s ...

(12 built) *

Brochet MB.60 The Brochet MB.60 Barbastelle was a French two-seater work plane built by Maurice Brochet in the late 1940s. Design and development The MB.60 was a high-wing monoplane with a closed cabin. Although a two seater like the Brochet MB.50, it was di ...

(1 built) * Brochet MB.70 Series (8 built) * Brochet MB.80 Series (11 built) * Brochet MB.100 Series (21 built) *

Brochet MB.110 __NOTOC__ The Brochet MB.110 was a four-seat light aircraft developed in France in the early 1950s. Design and development A further derivative of the Brochet MB.70 family, generally similar to those aircraft, the MB.110 was a substantially ne ...

(2 built) * Brochet MB.120 (2 built)

References

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