ANBO I

ANBO I
Role	Prototype trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Karo Aviacijos Tiekimo Skyrius
Designer	Antanas Gustaitis
First flight	14 July 1925
Retired	1935
Number built	1

The ANBO I was a single-seat aircraft developed in Lithuania as a trainer for the Army. It was a low-wing, braced monoplane of conventional tailwheel configuration. The fuselage structure was of fabric-covered welded steel tube, and the wing structure was of fabric-covered wood.

The first flight took place in 1925. Ten years later the aircraft was sold to Lithuanian Aviation Museum in Kaunas where it is exhibited today.

Operators

 Lithuania

• Lithuanian Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 11.4 m² (123 ft²)
• Empty weight: 190 kg (420 lb)
• Gross weight: 300 kg (660 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani radial engine, 26 kW (35 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 142 km/h (89 mph)
• Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. 
• Lithuanian Aviation Museum