LIBIS KB-11

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KB-11 Branko
Type Four-seat light trainer and tourer
Manufacturer
Designed by Letalski Institut Branko Ivanus Solvenija
Maiden flight 1959

The LIBIS KB-11 Branko was a 1950s Yugoslavian four-seat monoplane designed by Letalski Institut Branko Ivanus Solvenija.

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[edit] Design and development

The aircraft design office of the Letalski Institut Branko Ivanus Solvenija brought together teachers and students of the Ljubljana technical high school. The KB-11 Branko was a development of the earlier two-seat KB-6 Matajur. First flown in December 1959 the KB-11 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear and an enclosed heated and ventilated cockpit for four persons. Intended for use as an air-taxi our business use but only small numbers were built.

[edit] Specifications (KB-11)

General characteristics

  • Capacity: Four
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming O-435-1 flat-six piston, 185 kW (134 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 245 km/h (152 mph)
  • Range: 950 km (590 miles)

[edit] References

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 

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