Aero Boero AB-180
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|type =Civil utility aircraft
|manufacturer=Aero Boero
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|first_flight=1967
|introduction =1969
|produced =1969–2000
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|variants=Aero Boero AB-150
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The Aero Boero AB-180 is an Argentine civil utility aircraft, a substantially improved development of the AB-95. It featured a more powerful engine and incorporated the aerodynamic changes made on the AB-115 and improved on them. The first example flew in 1967 and was in production until 2000.
Variants
- AB-180RV – long-range version
- File:CC-KWD (aeroboero AB180RVR).jpgAB-180RVR – glider tug
- AB-180 Condor – high-altitude version of 1971 with optional turbocharger (4 built)
- AB-180Ag – agricultural aircraft with 270 L (66 US gal) belly tank for chemicals
- AB-180SP – 180Ag with an additional set of short wings to make a sesquiplane. In this variant, the agricultural application liquid is carried within the short wings, rather than in a belly tank. The added wings allow a fully loaded stall speed of 56 km/h (35 mph), compared to 89 km/h (55 mph) in the AB-180Ag.Mondey, David Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft, p. 9 New York, Crescent Books (1981).
- AB-180PSA – two-seat primary training aircraft
Operators
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- Argentine Air Force
- Club de Planeadores Rosario
- Club de Planeadores Rafaela
- Club de Planeadores San Francisco
- Club de Planeadores Ceres
- Club de Planeadores Esperanza
- Club Argentino de Planeadores Albatros
- Club de Planeadores Córdoba
- Club de Planeadores Paraná
- Aeroclub Villa Dolores
- Club de Planeadores Otto Ballod
Specifications (AB-180RVR)
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|aspect ratio=6.67:1
|airfoil=Modified NACA 23012
|empty weight kg=602
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|max takeoff weight kg=890
|fuel capacity={{convert|200|L|USgal impgal|abbr=on}}
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Textron Lycoming O-360-A1A
|eng1 type=air-cooled flat-four
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|eng1 hp=180
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|max speed kmh=225
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|cruise speed kmh=201
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|cruise speed note=at sea level
|stall speed kmh=73
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|never exceed speed kmh=245
|range km=1180
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|ceiling m=7000
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|climb rate ftmin=1025
|more performance=*Takeoff distance to 15m (50ft): {{convert|188|m|ft|abbr=on}}
- Landing distance from 15m (50ft): {{convert|160|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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See also
References
;notes
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;Bibliography
- Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. {{ISBN|0-7106-1066-1}}.
External links
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- [http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_aeroboeroab180_en.php Specs & Photo at Flugzeuginfo.net]
{{Aero Boero aircraft}}
Category:1960s Argentine civil utility aircraft