Tucán T-1

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The Tucán T-1 was an Argentine single-engined single-seat light touring monoplane designed by Alfredo Turbay and built by Sociedad Anonima Sfreddo & Paolini.[1]

Design

The Tucán T-1 is a high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed cantilever type landing gear with a tailwheel and powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 air-cooled piston engine.[1] It had an enclosed cockpit just aft of the wing trailing-edge with a sliding canopy.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.55 m (18 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.22 m (23 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 2½ in)
  • Wing area: 7.20 m2 (77.5 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (627 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (990 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
  • Range: 1100 km (680 miles)
  • Endurance: 6 hours  0 min
  • Service ceiling: 4200 m (13780 ft)

See also

Related development
  • Tucán T-3
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bridgeman 1988, p. 99

Bibliography

  • Bridgman, Leonard (1988). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-67964-7. 
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