| 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[]
Lithuania
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)
References[]
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- Lithuanian Aviation Museum
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