The Abrial A-13 Buse was a tailless glider prototype that was designed in 1954. It was the last in a series of glider aircraft designed by Georges Abrial.[1]
| Abrial A-13 Buse | |
|---|---|
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Georges Abrial |
| Status | prototype |
Design edit
The glider featured a short fuselage with a single, non-tapered strut-braced straight wing. The design had been demonstrated by very complete tests carried out on a 1:10 scale model at the Eiffel Laboratory but no full-size version was ever constructed.[2]
Specifications Abrial A-13 Buse edit
Data from retroplane
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1
- Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 16.9
- Airfoil: Abrial / STAé 230-231
- Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
Performance
See also edit
Related development
References edit
- ^ "Charels Fauvel". Retrieved 2 Jan 2011.
- ^ "A.13". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2 Jan 2011.
