Temco Model 33 Plebe

Model 33 Plebe
Role	Military trainer
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Temco Aircraft
First flight	1953
Number built	1
Developed from	Temco Buckaroo
Developed into	Temco 58

The Temco Model 33 Plebe was an American two-seat training aircraft built by Temco Aircraft and evaluated by the United States Navy, only a prototype was built.

Design and development

Developed from the earlier Temco Buckaroo, the Plebe was a single-engined low-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. The Plebe was powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Continental O-470-3 piston engine with a two-bladed tractor propeller. The two crew sat in tandem with dual controls under a sliding canopy.

First flown in 1953 the Plebe was evaluated by the United States Navy to meet the requirement for a primary/basic trainer. A contract was placed for the competing Beechcraft Mentor and only the prototype Plebe was built.

Specifications

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
• Ryan Navion Model 72

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