The Villela Aribu (Brazilian-Portuguese typo name for the Black vulture bird) was a Brazilian single-engine, single-seat experimental aircraft.[2][3]

Villela Airibu
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin Brazil
Designer Marcos Villela[1]
First flight 16 April 1917
Number built 1

Design and development

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It was designed by the then 1st Lieutenant of the Brazilian Army, to be a primary training and surveillance aircraft. The Aribu was a single-engine, high-wing monoplane, made of ingarana wood and canvas, with a French rotary engine and wooden propellers.

Specifications

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Data from Pereira 1986, p. 283

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × French motor 5-cylinder rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

References

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  1. ^ "A Aviação no Brasil" [Um Official Brasileiro Introduz Profundas Modificações no Aeroplano Tornando-o um Apparelho Totalmente Novo]. A Noite (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 24 Jul 1910.
  2. ^ Carlos Fioravanti. "Primeiros voos". São Paulo Research Foundation. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Pereira, Roberto (1986). História da Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil 1910-1976. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Editora Aquarius. pp. 4–6. ISBN 9788585262693.
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