Airdrome Taube

Airdrome Taube
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Airdrome Aeroplanes
Status In production (2011)
Number built 1 (2011)
Unit cost
US$12,995 (kit less engine and instruments, 2011)
Developed from Etrich Taube

The Airdrome Taube (English: Dove) is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

The aircraft is a 3/4 scale replica of the First World War German Etrich Taube scout/observation/bomber, built from modern materials and powered by modern engines.[1]

Design and development

The Airdrome Taube features a mid-wing cable-braced monoplane layout with an inverted "V" kingpost, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The Airdrome Taube has a wingspan of 27 ft (8.2 m) and a wing area of 170 sq ft (16 m2). The standard engine is a 105 hp (78 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine four stroke engine. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 500 hours by the manufacturer.[1][2]

Operational history

One example had been completed by December 2011.[1]

Specifications (Taube)

Data from Kitplanes[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 41. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Airdrome Aeroplanes (n.d.). "1914 Taube". Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2012.