Background:
MPC 75 was a project of the German company "Deutsche Airbus".
Development picked up speed in 1988 when work moved into the newly established pre-development department in Hamburg.
1988 was also the year of entry into service of the Airbus A320.
"Deutsche Airbus" originated from "Messerschmidt Bölkow Blohm" (MBB).
It formed part of the Airbus consortium, but was at that time still an independent company.
The abbreviation "MPC" came from "MBB and Peoples Republic of China", because the project was a joint venture with the
"China Aviation Technology Import-Export Corporation" (CATIC).
The highly innovative aircraft aimed at the regional jet market. The marketing slogan was
"MPC 75 the 80 seater for the 90th".
The aircraft configuration started with a 4 abreast cabin and an open rotor propfan.
In 1989 the aircraft changed to a 5 abreast turbofan driven rather conventional configuration.
Development now followed closely experience gained from the Airbus A320.
The aircraft was called "Deutsche Aerospace-Alenia-Aerospatiale" DAA 92/122 later Regioliner R92/122.
In contrast to the later developed A319 (a shrink of the A320), the R92/122 was a well proportioned and optimized aircraft in its own right.
It is this later variant for which data is given below.
Since 1992 the aircraft was seen as a substitute for the Fokker 100, eventually called Future Advanced Small Airliner (FASA). After a painful restructuring of the European aviation industry including Fokker's bankruptcy and the development of the Airbus A319, the Regioliner R92/122 or FASA were finally obsolete. It became clear that the time for European national projects was over - even for aircraft below the magic 100 seat class.
What is left? Airbus Germany gained a lot of know how from the project and sold some know how to the Chinese.
The Fly By Wire (FBW) flight control technology accumulated in the project was later fed into a research aircraft called
Advanced Technology Demonstrator
ATD based on the German VFW 614.
The ATD project is well documented in public (in German) with a
presentation
for the German Aerospace Society local branch Hamburg.
However, also this impressive demonstration of German competency in flight control technology had no effect to change traditional workshare at Airbus.
Literature:
There is only one book that deals with the aircraft project MPC 75.
ZABKA, Werner; MEHDORN, Hartmut: Technologie-Kooperation mit China : Das Beispiel Flugzeugbau. Oberhaching : Aviatic, 1997
MPC 75 history written in FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL:
Unfortunately the FlightGlobal Archive is (temporarily) not available. For this reason the following links in the table do not work.
More information here.
| Source / Link | Title | Remark |
| 14 June 1986 | MBB to build Chinese propfan | |
| 28 June 1986 (5 pages) | China: rebuilding an industry | Development of a propfan-powered commuter with Germany's MBB. MPC-75 would be built in Hamburg |
| 13 June 1987 | MBB MPC-75 | |
| 24 September 1988 | Delay for MPC-75 planning | |
| 21 May 1988 | Allison joins MBB/China propfan project | |
| 08 October 1988 | MPC-75 | Aircaft Family: MPC-90, MPC-75, MPC-50 and Shorts FJX |
| 08 April 1989 (page 1) 08 April 1989 (page 2) 08 April 1989 (page 3) |
MPC gears up | |
| 07 October 1989 | MPC-75 | Now with turbofan |
| 18-24 April 1990 | MBB/Catic offer new-look MPC75 | |
| 26 June - 02 July 1991 | DASA regional jets will be based on A320 technology | |
| 03-09 July 1991 (page 1) 03-09 July 1991 (page 2) |
Reginal Jet Wars | |
| 04-10 September 1991 (page 1) 04-10 September 1991 (page 2) |
Commercial Aircraft of the World: DAA 92/122 | |
| 08-14 January 1992 | DAA 92 Undergoes Testing | |
| 04-10 March 1992 (page 1) 04-10 March 1992 (page 2) |
Fokker 70 indecision sows confusion at Regioliner | DASA must choose between Fokker 70 and the launch of its R92/122. Alenia feels "perturbation". A319 lauch is being held up. |
| 11-17 March 1992 (page 1) 11-17 March 1992 (page 2) |
Fokker and DASA closing on regional-jet alliance | Fokker70, R92/122 or A319? |
| 06-12 May 1992 | DASA may reconsider Regioliner schedule | |
| 13-19 May 1992 | Regioliner delay is key to Fokker take-over | R92/122 |
| 27 May - 02 June 1992 | Regioliner Moves | R92/122 |
| 10-16 June 1992 | European regional deal moves closer | Regioliner will eventually substitute today's Fokker aircraft |
| 17-23 March 1993 | Twinjet dilemma for new regional partners | Future Advanced Small Airliner "FASA" replacement for R122 |
| 27 October - 02 November 1993 | Commercial Airliners of the World: DAA 92/122 | |
| SUPPLEMENT 1997 | Jürgen Thomas | "Father" of MPC-75 (1988-1992) and A380 (starting 1996) |
| 2-8 April 2002 | The difference in the 728 | Fairchild Dornier 728 is a unique design - not based on MPC75 or R92/122 |
Aircraft data from company documents:
| Topic | File | Size | Date | Version | Company | Password * |
| Feasibility Study |  |
12.9M | xx.07.1987 | MPC 75 4-abreast |
MBB/CATIC | => no <= |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Table of Contents | |
194K | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Chapter 1 - Reference Values and Geometrical Characteristics | |
1.9M | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Chapter 2 - Aerodynamic Coefficients Clean Configuration | |
7.5M | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Chapter 3 - Aerodynamic Coefficients Flaps Extended | |
1.5M | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Chapter 4 - Control Surfaces Characteristics | |
7.4M | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aerodynamic Data Base - Chapter 5 - Aircraft Characteristics in Flight | |
7.5M | 19.06.1990 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| System Definition | |
11.1M | xx.09.1990 | MPC 75 | MPC Aircraft GmbH | => no <= |
| MPC75 Briefing | |
4.1M | xx.11.1990 | MPC 75 | MPC Aircraft GmbH | => no <= |
| Mass Distribution | |
1.5M | 18.04.1991 | MPC 75 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | yes |
| Aircraft Definition Note | |
0.4M | 22.03.1991 | X-100 | MPC Aircraft GmbH | => no <= |
| Aircraft Definition Note | |
2.1M | 22.07.1992 | R92 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | => no <= |
| Three-View-Drawing | |
1.5M | 21.10.1992 | R92 | Deutsche Airbus GmbH | => no <= |
More company publications:
Technical Notes on MPC 75 Systems 
Pictures of the aircraft:
Source: MPC 75 Feasibility Study; MPCA, Kreetslaag 10, 21129 Hamburg, Germany. July 1987. - For Public Release July 1987
Source: FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 08 April 1989
Source: MPC Aircraft GmbH: MPC 75 Briefing. MPCA, Kreetslaag 10, 21129 Hamburg, Germany. November 1990. - For Public Release
Source: MPC Aircraft GmbH: MPC 75 Briefing. MPCA, Kreetslaag 10, 21129 Hamburg, Germany. November 1990. - For Public Release
Source: MPC Aircraft GmbH: MPC 75 Briefing. MPCA, Kreetslaag 10, 21129 Hamburg, Germany. November 1990. - For Public Release
Source: FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 08-14 January 1992
Further Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPC_75
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPC75
Prof. Dr. Scholz
Aircraft Design and Systems Group (AERO)
Aeronautical Engineering
Department of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences