Boisavia Designations

Not a very complete list but here's what little I've been able to gather so far on Boisavia. There's big holes to fill and the following issues of Fana de l'aviation might help if anyone has 'em:

No:367 01/06/2000 - with an article entitled 'Boisavia'; and
No:392 01/07/2002 - with an article 'Les Bimoteurs de Lucien Tieles'.

For older articles, Les Ailes (N°1591 July 1956) has 'Le bimoteur Boisavia-260 «Anjou», de Lucien Tieles'; Aviation N° 233 Du 15/08/1957 has 'A Boisavia chez Lucien Tieles par Jean Grampaix'.

BTW: the Boisavia type names are wines and/or wine-growing regions:

Muscadet = a white wine appellation from the western Loire Valley
Mercurey = a wine-producing (Pinot noir) area of Côte Chalonnaise
Chablis = northernmost wine district of Burgundy

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

Links added for Terry (Caravellarella)'s post in Aerospace on the SIPA Sipavia-261 Anjou (1959 Les Ailes article) and Toura's images of the original Boisavia 260 Anjou.