Druine Turbi

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.

The aircraft is now marketed as plans and as a kit by Falconar Avia of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Design

The Turbi is built using all wood contstruction. The wing uses a two spar design. It uses slotted ailerons.^[2]

Specifications (Druine D.5 Turbi)

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)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 347. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 892 Sheet 47. 
• "Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi". Flight: 443–45. 8 April 1955. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 

External links

• Official website