- Aero Boero AB-180
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type=Civil utility aircraft
manufacturer=Aero Boero
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first flight=1967
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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 it was still in productionas of 1997 .Variants
* AB-180RV - long-range version
* AB-180RVR - glider tug
* AB-180 Condor - high altitude version of 1971 with optionalturbocharger (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 asesquiplane
* AB-180PSA - two seat preselection aircraftpecifications (AB-180RVR)
General characteristics
* Crew: one, pilot
* Capacity: 3 passengers
* Length: 7.08 m (23 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 10.78 m (35 ft 5 in)
* Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 17.4 m² (187 ft²)
* Empty: 602 kg (1,327 lb)
* Loaded: kg ( lb)
* Maximum takeoff: 890 kg (1,962 lb)
* Powerplant: 1x Textron Lycoming O-360-A1A, 135 kW (180 hp)Performance
* Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
* Range: 1,180 km (737 miles)
* Service ceiling: m ( ft)
* Rate of climb: 312 m/min (1,025 ft/min)
* Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
* Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)External links
* [http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_aeroboeroab180_en.php Specs & Photo at Flugzeuginfo.net]
ee also
Related development:
Aero Boero AB-150
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