Avibras A-80 Falcão

Avibras A-80 Falcão
Role Light aircraft
Manufacturer Avibras
Designer José Carlos de Sousa
First flight 23 October 1963
Number built 1

The Avibras A-80 Falcão was a training aircraft from the Brazilian manufacturer Avibras.[1]

Design and development

The A-80 Falcão was developed as a beginner trainer aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force, but the latter opted for the Aerotec A-122 Uirapuru, so only one prototype was built.[2]

The aircraft was designed as a low-wing monoplane with a conventional tailplane and had a non-retractable nose wheel landing gear. The aircraft was of wooden frame construction covered with synthetic fabric. The instructor and student pilots sat in an enclosed cockpit, the canopy of which could be slid rearward for entry.[2]

Specifications

Data from The Aircraft of The World 1965[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 10 m2 (107.5 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 379 kg (836 lb)
  • Gross weight: 584 kg (1,287 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C65-8F , 48 kW (64 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  • Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Taylor 1966, p. 19
  2. ^ a b Pereira 1997, p. 46
  3. ^ Green 1965, p. 14
Bibliography
  • Taylor, J. W. R. (1966). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-66. London, UK: Publisher Sampson Low, Marston & Co. ASIN B000HI1N4M.
  • Pereira, Roberto (1997). Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros. São Paulo: Editora Globo. ISBN 9788525021373.
  • Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World 1965. Doubleday and Company. ASIN B007T4PNW0.
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