Druine Turbi
| D.5 Turbi | |
|---|---|
| |
| Druine Turbi at the Shuttleworth Collection | |
| Role | Recreational aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Falconar Avia |
| Designer | Roger Druine |
| First flight | c. 1953 |
The Druine D.5 Turbi was a light aircraft designed in France in the 1950s for home building. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem, open cockpits. Essentially a scaled-up version of the Druine Turbulent design, the Turbi shared that aircraft's wooden construction. Again, like its predecessor, it was intended to be able to be powered by a variety of air-cooled engines.
The aircraft is now marketed as plans and as a kit by Falconar Avia of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Design
The Turbi is built using all-wood construction. The wing uses a two-spar design. It uses slotted ailerons.[2]
Specifications (Druine D.5 Turbi)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
Performance
References
- ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ experimenter. October 1957.
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 347.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 892 Sheet 47.
- "Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi". Flight: 443–45. 8 April 1955. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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