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The Druine D.5 Turbi was a light aircraft designed in France in the 1950s for home building. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem, open cockpits. Essentially a scaled-up version of the Druine Turbulent design, the Turbi shared that aircraft's wooden construction. Again, like its predecessor, it was intended to be able to be powered by a variety of air-cooled engines.
[edit] Specifications (Typical)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.89 m (22 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 8.77 m (28 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 12.9 m² (139 ft²)
- Empty weight: 270 kg (594 lb)
- Gross weight: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Beaussier-converted Citroën automobile engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 154 km/h (96 mph)
- Range: 640 km (400 miles)
- Rate of climb: 2.4 m/s (480 ft/min)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 347.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 892 Sheet 47.
- "Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi" (8 April 1955). Flight: 443–45.
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