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of 89 kW (120 hp) which allowed it to reach a speed of 190 km/h (120 mph) at an altitude of 6,400 m (21,000 ft) It was able to take off in 70 m (230 ft) and to land in 95 m (312 ft). In a 1932 test, the MB.80 carried out 209 landings in thirty-six
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