Boisavia B-60 Mercurey
The Boisavia B.60 Mercurey was a French four-seat, high-wing touring monoplane first flown on 3 April 1949, developed by Lucien Tieles from his earlier two-seat B-50 Muscadet by enlarging the cabin to carry a family or small party. Its braced high wing and fixed tailwheel undercarriage were typical of modest postwar French light aircraft, and beyond touring it doubled as a trainer, glider tug and light agricultural aircraft depending on the operator. Société Boisavia built it in a series of variants distinguished mainly by engine choice, from the original B.60 through the definitive B.601L to the B.606, with just 46 examples completed in total between 1949 and 1962.
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A braced high-wing French four-seat tourer, the B-60 Mercurey grew out of the two-seat B-50 Muscadet and doubled as trainer, glider tug, and light agricultural aircraft.
Specifications
| Length | 7 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Height | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Persons on board | 4 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.1 t |
| Range | 700 NM (1,296 km) |
| Service ceiling | 16,000 ft (4,877 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 12,000 ft (3,658 m) |
| Rate of climb | 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 110 m (361 ft) |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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