| Manufacturer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Saab |
| 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 Saab 90 Scandia was a civil passenger aeroplane, manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB), in Linköping, Sweden. |
| First Flight |
1940-06-01 |
1946-11-16 |
| Entry Into service |
1943-01-01 |
1950-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1954-01-01 |
| Designer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Saab |
| Type |
Heavy Bomber |
Airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.91 |
21.3 |
| Height (m) |
3.76 |
7.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
|
24 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
551 |
450 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
340 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9000 |
7500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.5 |
| 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 |
|
24 or 32 passengers / 10.7 m3 cargo underfloor |
| National Origin |
France |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
18 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Gnome-Rhône 14N-48 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 820 kW (1100 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1361 kW (1825 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Luftwaffe |
VASP, ABA, SAS |
| Status |
|
Out of service, one preserved |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_MB.162 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_90_Scandia |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.1 |
28 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
109 |
85.7 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
9.15 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |