avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Villela Aribu (Brazilian-Portuguese typo name for the Black vulture bird) was a Brazilian single-engine, single-seat experimental aircraft.[2][3]
Brazilian aircraft
Villela Airibu |
Role |
Experimental aircraft Type of aircraft |
National origin |
Brazil |
Designer |
Marcos Villela[1] |
First flight |
16 April 1917 |
Number built |
1 |
Design and development
It was designed by the then 1st Lieutenant of the Brazilian Army, to be a primary training and surveillance aircraft. The Aribu was a single-engine, high-wing monoplane, made of ingarana wood and canvas, with a French rotary engine and wooden propellers.
Specifications
Data from Pereira 1986, p. 283
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
- Upper wingspan: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × French motor 5-cylinder rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
References
- "A Aviação no Brasil" [Um Official Brasileiro Introduz Profundas Modificações no Aeroplano Tornando-o um Apparelho Totalmente Novo]. A Noite (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 24 Jul 1910.
- Carlos Fioravanti. "Primeiros voos". São Paulo Research Foundation. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Pereira, Roberto (1986). História da Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil 1910-1976. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Editora Aquarius. p. 4-6. ISBN 9788585262693.
External links
Photo of the Aribu
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