Eklund TE-1
| Eklund TE-1 | |
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| The Eklund TE-1 single-seat flying boat of 1949 at the Aviation Museum, Helsinki Vantaa airport, in September 1994 | |
| Role | single-seat flying boat |
| National origin | Finland |
| Manufacturer | Eklund |
| Designer | Torolf Eklund |
| First flight | 24 February 1949 |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Status | preserved in museum |
| Primary user | private owner |
| Number built | 1 |
The Eklund TE-1 was a Finnish-built single-seat flying boat of the late 1940s.
Design and development
The TE-1 was designed in late 1948 by Torolf Eklund, who was a Finnish aircraft designer for Valtion Lentokonetehdas between 1935 and 1962. The TE-1 was financed and built by Eklund as a private venture.
Operational history
The TE-1 first flew in February 1949 powered by a 28 h.p. Poinsard engine. This powerplant suffered a crankcase failure, and as spare parts were no longer available, it was replaced by a Continental A40-5 engine.[1] At the time of its first flight, the TE-1 was claimed to be the world's smallest flying boat. The aircraft last flew in 1969. It is now preserved in the Suomen Ilmailumuseo (Finnish Aviation Museum) at Helsinki Vantaa airport.[2]
Variants
The following proposed derivatives were developed, but only the prototype TE-1 was completed and flown.[3]
- TE-1A with retractable four-wheel undercarriage
- TE-1B flying boat configuration
- TE-1B-S flying boat with skis
- TE-1B-G flying boat with breaching gear[4]
Specifications (TE-1)
Data from Green, 1965, p. 32
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 17 ft 1 in (5.2 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
- Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
- Wing area: 60 sq ft (5.57 m^2)
- Airfoil: NACA 4415
- Empty weight: 442 lb (201 kg)
- Loaded weight: 715 lb (324 kg)
- Powerplant: × 1 Continental A40-5 four-cylinder air-cooled engine, 40 h.p. () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h)
See also
- Related lists
References
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- Notes
- Bibliography
- Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.