Bloch MB.700

The Bloch MB.700 was a French low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft developed and produced by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch.

MB.700
Role single seat Interceptor Fighter
Manufacturer Bloch
First flight 19 April 1940
Primary user Armée de l'Air
Number built 1

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 12.40 m2 (133.5 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 14M-6 14-cyl. two-row air-cooled radial piston engine
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn)

Armament

  • 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon with 60-round drum magazines
  • 2 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 M39 machine guns with 500 rpg

References
  1. "Bloch MB-700 - MB 700 - Chasseur - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2005-08-25. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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