The Baggio Il Gallo (English: Rooster) is a single place Italian homebuilt aircraft.

Baggio Il Gallo
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin Italy
Designer Ottone Baggio
First flight December 2011
Number built 1

Design and development

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The Il Gallo "Rooster" is a single place, conventional landing gear-equipped homebuilt with a cantilevered, high-wing configuration. The tractor engine is mounted forward and above the wing in a nacelle leaving and unobstructed wrap around windshield in a configuration similar to a blimp gondola. The prototype flew in Italy at a field at Nervesa della Battaglia in December 2011 with attention needed to prevent nosing over with full power. The lack of a horizon line was mitigated with tape lines on the windshield to simulate a horizon. The prototype was demonstrated with a Giuliano Basso rooster paint scheme, with the engine fairing as a head and an ornamental comb mounted on top.[1]

Specifications (Il Gallo)

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Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 Horizontally opposed piston, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed

References

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  1. ^ Danielle Belttrame (June 2012). "Cock-a-doodle-doo!". Sport Aviation.
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