The Macchi MB.323 was an Italian single-engine basic
trainingmonoplane designed and built by
Macchi. No orders were placed and only a
prototype was built.
Design and development
Designed as a basic trainer to complement the
M.416 in Italian military service, the MB.323 first flew in 1952. It was a single-engine, low-wing
cantilever monoplane powered by a nose-mounted
Pratt & Whitney Waspradial engine and a retractable tailwheel
landing gear. It had two tandem
cockpits covered by a sliding one-piece
canopy. The type was evaluated against the
Fiat G.49 which was preferred by the air force and the MB.323 did not enter production.