Boisavia Designations
Société Boisavia (sometimes Avions Boisavia)
11, rue Pierre-Brossolette - (Ivry-sur-Seine)
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B.50 - Muscadet, 1946 2-seat high-winged light monoplane, 1 prototype
- B.50 : 1 x 140 hp Renault Bengali 4-cyl inline, c/n 01 F-WBBG/'CZE
-- Design by Lucien Tieles, Claude Piel, and M. Dorose
B.60 - Mercurey, 1949 4-seat high-winged light monoplane, mixed const.
- B.60 : 1 x 140 hp SNECMA (Renault) 4 Pei 4-cyl inline, 3 built
-- B.60 tourer/trainer also employed for ag work and as glider tugs
-- B.60 c/n 01 F-BFDV, 02 F-BFLL/F-BFLM, 03 F-BFLP
-- B.601 to B.606: production models of B.60, various engine types
- B.601 Mercurey: 1949 initial production, 1 x 190 hp O-435-A, 3 built
-- B.601 c/n 1 F-BFON, 2 F-BFLM, 2 F-BAIL
- B.601L Mercurey Luxe: 1956, 1 x 180 hp Lycoming O-360-A, 27 built
- B.602 Mercurey: Continental powered version, 2 built
-- B.602 Mercurey: 19??, 1 x 165 hp Continental E-165-4, c/n 1 F-BAIM
-- B.602A Mercurey: 1961, 1 x 213 hp Continental O-470-11, c/n 116, F-BIUP
- B.603 Mercurey Special: 1 x 240 hp Salmson-Argus As 10, glider tug, 5 built
-- aka B.603 R II: c/n 51-55 (F-BIRG, F-BIRH, F-BIRI, F-BIRJ, F-BIRK)
- B.604 Mercurey II: 1 x 230 hp Salmson 9Abc radial, 1 prototype built
-- B.604 had a longer fuselage and was to be a dedicated glider tug
- B.605 Mercurey: 1954, 1 x 170 hp SNECMA-Régnier 4 LO-2, 4 built
-- B.605: c/n 01 F-BFRJ, 1 F-BGVF, 2 F-BHCG, 3 F-BHCH, 5 F-BHGA
- B.605L Mercurey Luxe [?]: 19??, c/n 4 F-BHCI [a re-engined 601L ??]
- B.606: Mercurey, 1 x 165 hp SNECMA-Régnier 4 LO-0, 1 prototype built
B.70 - [?? no evidence]
B.80 - Chablis, 1950 2-seat parasol monoplane tourer/trainer, 2 built
-- Homebuilt kit a/c, 1st (F-WGYF) by Claude Piel in 1953
- B.80 Chablis: 1 x 65 hp Continental A65, F-PBGO & F-PBYF
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%200443.html
B.90 - [?? no evidence] ...
At this point, the sequence jumps to B.260 for no obvious reason -- perhaps to suggest a twin B.60?
B.260 - Anjou, 1956 low-winged 4/5-seat light twin monoplane, # built*
- http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12866.msg127084.html#msg127084
-- B.260 had aluminum wing, steel-tube fuselage, partial fabric covering
- B.260: 1953 plan was for DH Gipsey Major-powered 4/5-seater**
- B.260: 2 x 170 hp SNECMA-Régnier 4 LO-2 4-cyl inline,
- B.261: 2 x 190 hp Lycoming O-360-A, 1 B.260 conversion
-- B.260 project sold*** to SIPA to develop as Sipavia Anjou
- http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12866.msg127033.html#msg127033
- S.261: SIPA designation for the B.261 conversion
- S.262: [Project] planned 6/7-seat version, not built
-- S.262 was to be powered by 2 x 230 hp Lycoming O-540s
* NB: Avia France says 1 built. But Flight says at least 5 B.260 Anjou were built - or were under construction in 1955 - incl. 2 prototypes by Boisavia and 3 pre-production versions built by SNCAN at Meaulte.
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%200868.html
** This according to Flight who was reviewing the wooden fuselage mockup. The alternative was a Continental-powered 6-seater.
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200864.html
*** The B.260 transfer was via NORD according to Flight.
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959%20-%201804.html
