ANBO I

ANBO I

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

Lithuanian Air Force

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

Aircraft designed and produced by Karo Aviacijos Tiekimo Skyrius

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