Max Holste MH.20
Max Holste · France · first flew 1941 · light aircraft
The Max Holste MH.20 was a French single-engined racing aircraft built to compete in the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race. A single example was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.64 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Mid-wing all-metal racing monoplane
- Enclosed cockpit situated behind the wing
- Fixed tailwheel undercarriage
It is an all-metal mid-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and an enclosed cockpit behind the wing.
Specifications
- The Max Holste MH.20 has a length of 6.64 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 6.68 m (22 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 496 km/h (308 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Max Holste began the design in January 1939 at a Paris technical school. The airframe was effectively complete by June 1939 but it did not fly until 25 July 1941.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built.
Where you'll see it
It was built for the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe but did not fly until 1941. It was powered by a Regnier air-cooled inverted V12 engine.
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