Dassault MD.415 Communauté
Dassault Aviation · France · first flew 1959 · transport aircraft
The Dassault MD.415 Communauté was a 1950s French twin-engined light turboprop transport monoplane.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × turboprop, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 13 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Cantilever low-wing monoplane with two wing-mounted Turbomeca Bastan turboprops
- Retractable tricycle undercarriage
- Room for two crew and up to ten passengers
A small low-wing twin turboprop transport with tricycle undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Dassault MD.415 Communauté has a length of 13 m (43 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16.43 m (54 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 500 km/h (311 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Dassault designed it as a possible replacement for the MD 315 Flamant. The sole prototype, F-WJDN, first flew on 10 May 1959.
Variants
A military version, the MD.410 Spirale, was built as one prototype with Astazou engines. A high-wing Spirale III and proposed A1, A2 and Diplomate versions were not built.
Where you'll see it
Only one prototype was built and flown, and neither the Communauté nor the Spirale received production orders.
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