Anahuac Tauro

Tauro
Role	Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer	Fabrica de Aviones Anahuac
First flight	3 December 1968
Number built	12

The Anahuac Tauro is a Mexican agricultural aircraft built in small numbers in the late 1960s and 1970s. The first prototype flew on 3 December 1968, with Mexican Type certification (the first type approved by Mexico's DGAC) following on 8 August 1969.^[1] It was a low-wing braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The wing was of constant chord and had spray bars installed along its trailing edge.

Variants

• Tauro 300 - prototype and seven production examples with 300 hp R-755-A2M1 engine
• Tauro 350 - four examples with 350 hp R-755-SM engine

Specifications (Tauro 350)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Capacity: 870 L (230 US Gallons) of liquid or 800 kg (1,764 lb) of dry chemicals
• Length: 8.21 m (26 ft 11¼ in)
• Wingspan: 11.44 m (37 ft 6½ in)
• Height: 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 20.24 m² (217.9 ft²)
• Airfoil: US 35B
• Empty weight: 958 kg (2,112 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 2,064 kg (4,552 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Jacobs R-755-SM seven-cylinder radial engine, 261 kW (350 hp)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 225 km/h (121 knots, 140 mph)
• Maximum speed: 193 km/h (104 knots, 120 mph)
• Cruise speed: 137 km/h (74 knots, 85 mph) (econ cruise)
• Stall speed: 68 km/h (36.5 knots, 42 mph)
• Range: 375 km (202 nm, 233 mi)
• Service ceiling: 5,790 m (19,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min)

References

1. J W R Taylor 1980, p.145.

• Taylor, John W R (ed.) (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-7106-7105-9.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 59.
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 405.

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