Agusta AZ8-L
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| AZ8-L | |
|---|---|
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Agusta |
| Designed by | Filippo Zappata |
| Maiden flight | 9 June 1958 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Agusta AZ8-L was an Italian airliner prototype first flown on 9 June 1958. It was of conventional low-wing monoplane configuration with tricycle undercarriage and all-metal construction. Filippo Zappata's design grew out of a twin-engined transport designated AZ1 that was never built.
When the AZ8-L failed to attract customers, Agusta abandoned the project to focus on its helicopter manufacturing operations, in particular a new Zappata design, the A.101.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: 26 passengers
- Length: 19.44 m (63 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 25.50 m (83 ft 8 in)
- Height: 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in)
- Length: 66.8 m² (720 ft²)
- Empty weight: 7,100 kg (15,700 lb)
- Maximum weight: 11,300 kg (25,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Alvis Leonides 503/2 9-cylinder radials, 350 kW (470 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 427 km/h (266 mph)
- Range: 2,500 km ( miles)
- Service ceiling: 7,500 m (1,560 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (1,000 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 40.
- Simpson, R. W. (1998). Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft. Ramsbury: Airlife Publishing, 31.
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