Abrial A-13 Buse
Abrial A-13 Buse | |
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Role | Glider Type of aircraft |
National origin | France |
Designer | Georges Abrial |
Status | prototype |
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]
Design
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
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
Related development
- Abrial A-2 Vautour
- Abrial A-3 Oricou
- Abrial A-12 Bagoas
References
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Abrial aircraft
- A-1
- A-2
- A-3
- A-5
- A-12
- A-13
- A-260