Brochet
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Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Brochet was a French manufacturer of light aircraft established by Maurice Brochet in Neauphle-le-Château
in 1947.
Neauphle-le-Château
Neauphle-le-Château is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-History:Neauphle-le-Château would gain international notoriety in 1978 when, on October 8th, Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini rented and moved into a local chateau...
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
- Brochet MB.40 (1 built)
- Brochet MB.50Brochet MB.50-References:NotesBibliography...
(12 built) - Brochet MB.60 (1 built)
- Brochet MB.70 SeriesBrochet MB.70-See also:...
(8 built) - Brochet MB.80 SeriesBrochet MB.80-See also:...
(11 built) - Brochet MB.100 SeriesBrochet MB.100-See also:...
(21 built) - Brochet MB.110Brochet MB.110|-References:...
(2 built) - Brochet MB.120Brochet MB.120|-References:...
(2 built)