The Aero Boero AB-95 is a small
Argentine
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civil utility aircraft that first flew on March 12, 1959.
It was built by
Aero Boero
Aero Boero S.A. is an Argentine aircraft manufacturer, established in 1956 by Héctor Boero in Morteros in Córdoba Province. It manufactured a range of light civil utility and agricultural aircraft.
History
The company began as a repair and ma ...
S.A. of
Córdoba. The AB-95 is a conventional high-wing monoplane built of fabric-covered metal structure. It has fixed undercarriage.
Variants
*AB-95 – basic production version.
95 h.p. Continental C-90-12F
**AB-95A de Lujo – 75 kW (100 hp)
Continental O-200-A
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engine.
**AB-95A Fumigador – crop duster with O-200A engine,
and a 55-Imp gallon (250 liters) chemical tank.
*AB-95B – 1963 version with 112 kW (150 hp) engine.
**AB-115BS – air ambulance version fitted with a stretcher (25 built).
[Frawley 1997, p.10]
*AB-95-115 – 86 kW (115 hp)
Textron Lycoming O-235 engine, more streamlined engine and main wheel
fairings (45 built). Subsequently, this was developed into
AB-115.
Specifications (AB-95)
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Frawley, Gerard. ''The International Directory of Civil Aircraft''. Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, 1997
*
Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66''. London: Samson Low, Marston, 1965.
*Mondey, David ''Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft'', p. 9. New York: Crescent Books, 1981.
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1950s Argentine civil utility aircraft
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High-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1959