Viberti Musca 1

The Viberti Musca 1 is a 1940s Italian two-seat civil touring monoplane produced by Ali Verberti SpA of Turin.^[1]

Viberti Musca 1
Role	Two-seat touring monoplane
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Ali Viberti SpA
Designer	Franco Muscariello
First flight	1948

The Musca 1 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by an 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C85 flat-four piston engine.^[1] Named for the chief designer Franco Muscariello it had an enclosed side-by-side seating and a fixed conventional landing gear.^[1] The Musca 1 started production in 1948 and in 1951 the Musca 1bis was introduced with structural improvements.^[1] The company had two further variants planned but the company was dissolved around 1951.^[1] Muscareillo continued development of the Musca 1, however, flying a modified version, the Musca 1 Ter powered by a Walter Micron on 15 September 1952.^[2][3]

Variants

Musca 1

Initial production variant.

Musca 1bis

Structural improvements.

Musca 1 Ter

Modified undercarriage and 75 horsepower (56 kW) Walter Micron III engine.^[2]

Musca 2

Three-seat cabin monoplane, not built.

Musca 4

A high-wing development of the Musca 1, not built.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52.^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
• Empty weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85 four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine, 63 kW (85 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 178 km/h (111 mph, 96 kn) at 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
• Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
• Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)