Villela Aribu
| Villela Airibu | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Designer | Marcos Villela[1] |
| First flight | 16 April 1917 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Villela Aribu (Brazilian-Portuguese typo name for the Black vulture bird) was a Brazilian single-engine, single-seat experimental aircraft.[2][3]
Design and development
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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. pp. 4–6. ISBN 9788585262693.
