The Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Michel Colomban. The aircraft is supplied as plans for amateur construction with some parts and sub assemblies available.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 116. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
The name Ban-Bi combines Ban from the designer's surname, Colomban, and Bi from the French "biplace", meaning two seats.MCR01 Information Pack, page 2, Lyndhurst Touchdown Services Limited, UK, 24 April 1998.
Design and development The MC-100 features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, a T-tail, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft's span wing has an area of . The standard engine used is the Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant. The design is noted for its high speed on low installed power as it has a top level speed of on just . The cockpit is described by reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric as "snug, but adequate"
The aircraft is built from plans. Sub-assemblies and parts are available from both Dyn'Aéro in France and Arplast.
The MC-100 was developed into a whole series of derivative designs, the Dyn'Aéro MCR01 series.
Specifications (MC-100 Ban-Bi)
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Photo of a Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi