Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi

The Colomban MC-100 Ban-Bi is a French amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Michel Colomban. The aircraft is supplied as plans for amateur construction with some parts and sub assemblies available.

The name Ban-Bi combines Ban from the designer's surname, Colomban, and Bi from the French "biplace", meaning two seats.

Design and development
The MC-100 features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, a T-tail, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft's 6.63 m span wing has an area of 5.2 m2. The standard engine used is the 80 hp Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant. The design is noted for its high speed on low installed power as it has a top level speed of 305 km/h on just 80 hp. The cockpit is described by reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric as "snug, but adequate"

The aircraft is built from plans. Sub-assemblies and parts are available from both Dyn'Aéro in France and Arplast.

The MC-100 was developed into a whole series of derivative designs, the Dyn'Aéro MCR01 series.