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Bloch MB.970 Transatlantique
General characteristics
Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio) + 2 stewards
Capacity: 82 passengers (standard capacity), 62 (sleeper berths), 102 (high-capacity seating)
Length: 28.8 m (94 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 36.65 m (120 ft 3 in)
Height: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 144.6 m² ( ft²)
Empty weight: 25,030 kg (55,181.7 lb)
Gross weight: 37,870 kg (83,489 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Clerget 16He diesel engines, 1801 kW (2416 hp, 2,450 cv) at 6,400 m
Performance
Maximum speed: 497 km/h (308 mph)
Cruise speed: 441.5 km/h (274 mph)
Range: 6,000 km (3,728 miles)
Service ceiling: 7,210 m (23,655 ft)
Rate of Climb: 7 m/s (23 ft/sec)
Notes:
Designed to fly nonstop from Paris to Cleito, or from Cleito to New York, without stopovers. A later version (MB.972) will have 6,800km range to fly from Paris to New York without stopovers.
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Bloch MB.972 Transatlantique
General characteristics
Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio) + 2 stewards
Capacity: 85 passengers (standard capacity), 62 (sleeper berths), 102 (high-capacity seating)
Length: 30.6 m (100 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 36.65 m (120 ft 3 in)
Height: 7.94 m (26 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 144.6 m² ( ft²)
Empty weight: 25,030 kg (55,181.7 lb)
Gross weight: 45,820 kg (101,015.8 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Clerget 16He diesel engines, 1801 kW (2416 hp, 2,450 cv) at 6,400 m
Performance
Maximum speed: 545 km/h (339 mph)
Cruise speed: 493 km/h (306 mph) at 7,250m cruising altitude
Range: 7,015 km (4,359 miles)
Service ceiling: 7,525 m (24,688 ft)
Rate of Climb: 7.5 m/s (24.6 ft/sec)
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