ANBO III
| ANBO III |
|---|
 |
| Role |
Military trainer |
| Manufacturer |
Karo Aviacijos Tiekimo Skyrius |
| Designer |
Antanas Gustaitis |
| First flight |
1929 |
| Number built |
9 |
| Variants |
ANBO IV |
The ANBO III was a parasol-wing monoplane training and utility aircraft designed for the Lithuanian Army in 1929. It became the first aircraft of Lithuanian design to be built in series, with two batches of four aircraft produced in 1930 and 1931. The Anbo IIIs also saw service as reconnaissance machines.
Variants
- ANBO III (first variant)
- Version powered by Walter NZ 60 engine, three aircraft built.
- ANBO III (second variant)
- Version with new tail and powered by Armstrong Siddeley Genet engine, six aircraft built.
Operators
.svg.png)
Lithuania
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 10.55 m (34 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 18.2 m2 (196 ft2)
- Empty weight: 556 kg (1,226 lb)
- Gross weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter NZ 60, 45 kW (60 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph)
- Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ANBO III. |
Aircraft designed and produced by Karo Aviacijos Tiekimo Skyrius |
|---|
| | Lithuanian ANBO aircraft | |
|---|
|
|
|---|
| | General | |
|---|
| | Military | |
|---|
| | Accidents / incidents | |
|---|
| | Records | |
|---|
| | Misc. | |
|---|
|