| Manufacturer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
| Description |
The Bloch MB.162 was a French four-engine, long-range bomber developed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch in the late 1930s. |
The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. |
| First Flight |
1940-06-01 |
1947-03-16 |
| Entry Into service |
1943-01-01 |
1948-02-29 |
| Production End |
|
1954-01-01 |
| Designer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Allison Gas Turbine Division GMC |
| Type |
Heavy Bomber |
Airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.91 |
22.5552 |
| Height (m) |
3.76 |
7.9248 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
551 |
506.9434 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
450.6163 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9000 |
4876.8 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.7216 |
| Armament |
2 × 7.5 mm (.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns in nose and ventral positions; 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon in ventral and dorsal positions; 3600 kg of bombs |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
40 |
| National Origin |
France |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
1076 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Gnome-Rhône 14N-48 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 820 kW (1100 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 Double Wasp 18-cyl air-cooled radial engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Luftwaffe |
American Airlines (historical), Zantop International Airlines (historical), Air Chathams (historical) |
| Status |
|
In limited service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_MB.162 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.1 |
27.7368 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
109 |
75.9018 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |