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| STANDARD DATA: Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,807. Empty wt. 1,067. Fuel capacity 37. Engine 150-hp to 160-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: (160 hp). Top mph 170. Cruise mph 158. Stall mph 62. Initial climb rate 1,180. Range 745. Ceiling 18,100. Takeoff run 590. Landing roll 655. |
The 209 Monsun is built by the largest aerospace company in Germany, the Messerschmitt Bolkow-Blohm Gmbh. The Messerschmitt part of the name comes from the company that produced the famous ME-109 during World War II. MBB’s light two-seater called the Monsun (Monsoon) is produced in three versions: the B0209 150 with a 150-hp Lycoming engine, the B0209-160 with a 160-hp fuel-injected Lycoming, and the B0209S, which is the trainer model with a non-retractable nose wheel and the choice of a 125-hp Lycoming or a 130-hp Rolls-Royce/Continental engine.
Flown for the first time in 1969 and produced in 1970, the low-wing Monsun features tricycle gear with retractable nose gear as an option. The main gear is non-retractable. Wings on the 150 and 160 models can be unbolted and folded back along the fuselage for ease in storage or for towing the airplane behind a car. The control lines to the ailerons and flaps automatically dismount and reconnect when the wings are folded and unfolded. With a large clear bubble canopy, the visibility in the 209 is excellent. Construction is all metal except for a fiberglass cowling.
