Seaplanes & amphibiansflying boat
Besson H-5
The Besson H-5 (or sometimes Besson MB-11) was a French transport quadruplane flying boat designed by the Marcel Besson company of Boulogne. The only H-5 was damaged and development was abandoned.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- ANF Les Mureaux
- Category
- Seaplanes & amphibians
- Country of origin
- France
- First flight
- 1922-09-08
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 91 kt
- Max speed
- 91 kt
- Range
- 490 nm
- Service ceiling
- 11,500 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 22,046 lb
- Empty weight
- 12,125 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 480 US gal
- Powerplant
- 4 × Salmson 9Z water-cooled radial piston engine
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- 25
- Length
- 72 ft
- Wingspan
- 95 ft
- Height
- 21 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.