ANBO I
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| ANBO I | |
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| 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
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)
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