Fanaero-Chile Chincol
| Chincol | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Fanaero-Chile |
| First flight | 14 December 1955 |
The Fanaero-Chile Chincol (named for a South American sparrow) was a prototype trainer aircraft developed in Chile in 1955 for air force use. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction, with fabric covered wooden wings and tail surfaces (making extensive use of Mañío, an indigenous wood). It was fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and was powered by a single 215 horsepower (160 kW) Continental O-470 air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, and were enclosed under a long canopy. The prototype Chincol made its maiden flight on 14 December 1955. The Chilean Air Force responded positively to the design, and placed an order for 50 machines.[1] However, technical problems significantly delayed manufacture, and the order was cancelled before the aircraft were produced.
Specifications
[edit]Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.22 m (23 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 15.7 m2 (169 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 6.8:1
- Airfoil: NACA 23015 (root), NACA 23009 (tip)
- Empty weight: 740 kg (1,631 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-11 air-cooled flat-six, 160 kW (215 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Range: 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi) (cruising radius)
- Service ceiling: 5,400 m (17,700 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.09 m/s (805 ft/min)
- Take-off distance to 15 m (50 ft): 240 m (790 ft)
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft): 650 m (2,130 ft)
References
[edit]- Bridgman, Leonard (1956). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 376.