Maestranza Central de Aviación Triciclo-Experimental
The Maestranza Central de Aviación Triciclo-Experimental (also designated XX-01[1]) was a prototype Chilean light aircraft of the 1940s.
| Triciclo-Experimental | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light aircraft |
| National origin | Chile |
| Manufacturer | Maestranza Central de Aviación |
| First flight | 1947 |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
In 1947, the Maestranza Central de Aviación, the Central Workshops of the Chilean Air Force designed and built the first Chilean-designed aircraft, the Triciclo-Experimental, unveiled in May 1947. The Triciclo, designed by Alfredo D. Ferrer,[2] was a low-winged monoplane of wooden construction with a fixed tricycle landing gear and a twin tail. The crew of two sat side by side in an enclosed cockpit, and were provided with dual flight controls. A single Franklin air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine drove a two-bladed propeller.[3]
Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 355 kg (783 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Franklin four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Notes
- Siminic, Iván (5 December 2006). "Los primeros pasos del Pillán". El Observador Aeronáutico. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- "First Chilean-Built Aircraft". Flight. Vol. LV, no. 2093. 3 February 1949. p. 126.
- Bridgman 1951, p. 107c.
References
- Bridgman, Leonard (1951). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.