The Eklund TE-1 was a Finnish-built single-seat flying boat of the late 1940s.
| Eklund TE-1 | |
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| The Eklund TE-1 single-seat flying boat of 1949 at the Aviation Museum, Helsinki Vantaa airport, in September 1994 | |
| Role | single-seat flying boat |
| National origin | Finland |
| Manufacturer | Eklund |
| Designer | Torolf Eklund |
| First flight | 24 February 1949 |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Status | preserved in museum |
| Primary user | private owner |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development edit
The TE-1 was designed in late 1948 by Torolf Eklund, who was a Finnish aircraft designer for Valtion Lentokonetehdas between 1935 and 1962. The TE-1 was financed and built by Eklund as a private venture.
Operational history edit
The TE-1 first flew in February 1949 powered by a 28 h.p. Poinsard engine. This powerplant suffered a crankcase failure, and as spare parts were no longer available, it was replaced by a Continental A40-5 engine.[1] At the time of its first flight, the TE-1 was claimed to be the world's smallest flying boat. The aircraft last flew in 1969. It is now preserved in the Suomen Ilmailumuseo (Finnish Aviation Museum) at Helsinki Vantaa airport.[2]
Variants edit
The following proposed derivatives were developed, but only the prototype TE-1 was completed and flown.[1]
- TE-1A with retractable four-wheel undercarriage
- TE-1B flying boat configuration
- TE-1B-S flying boat with skis
- TE-1B-G flying boat with breaching gear[3]
Specifications (TE-1) edit
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Height: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 5.57 m2 (60.0 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 4415[4]
- Empty weight: 201 kg (443 lb)
- Gross weight: 324 kg (714 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A40-5 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
- Cruise speed: 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn)
See also edit
Related lists
References edit
- ^ a b c Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. p. 32.
- ^ Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.
- ^ "Eklund TE-1". Sport Aviation. May 1958.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.