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Turbay T 1 Tucán

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Top speed
  
205 km/h

Length
  
5.55 m

Manufacturer
  
Sfreddo & Paolini

Wingspan
  
7.22 m

First flight
  
April 5, 1943

The Turbay T-1 Tucán was an Argentine single-engined single-seat light touring monoplane designed by Alfredo Turbay and built by Sociedad Anonima Sfreddo & Paolini.

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Design

The Tucán is a parasol-wing braced monoplane with a fixed cantilever type landing gear, tailwheel and powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A65 air-cooled piston engine. It had an enclosed cockpit just aft of the wing trailing-edge with a sliding canopy.

Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.55 m (18 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.22 m (23 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 2½ in)
  • Wing area: 7.20 m2 (77.5 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (627 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (990 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
  • Range: 1100 km (680 miles)
  • Endurance: 6 hours  0 min
  • Service ceiling: 4200 m (13780 ft)

    • References

    Turbay T-1 Tucán Wikipedia
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