The Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (TNCA) (national aviation workshops) was an aircraft manufacturer established outside
Mexico City in 1915. TNCA closed in 1930, was briefly revived in 1941 under the name ''Talleres Generales de Aeronáutica'' (TGA) and again in 1947.
The main designers were Brigadier General and engineer
Juan Francisco Azcárate, and Italian engineer
Francisco Santarini
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
, who manufactured a variety of domestically-designed military aircraft, propellers and engines.
Aircraft
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TNCA Series A - biplane.
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TNCA Serie B
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TNCA Series C- biplane, powered by a Hispano-Suiza engine. Also called ''Microplano Veloz'' and ''Microbio''.
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TNCA Serie D derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie E - biplane.
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TNCA Serie F derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie G derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie H - bomber, monoplane, high wing, double control.
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TNCA MTW-1
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TNCA TTS-5
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3-E-130 - monoplane nicknamed ''Tololoche''.
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TNCA 4-E-131 ''Quetzalcoatl''
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TNCA O-E-1 ''Azcárate''
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Sea Teziutlán
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Avro 504 - built under license and called ''Avro Anáhuac''.
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Corsair O2U-4A
The Vought O2U Corsair was a 1920s biplane scout and observation aircraft. Developed by Vought Corporation, the O2U was ordered by the United States Navy (USN) in 1927. Powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine, it inc ...
- built under license and named ''Corsario Azcárate.''
Other vehicles
*TNCA Salinas Tank
*Caloca Hovercraft
Engines
;Aztatl
:The first aircraft engine manufactured in Mexico starting on 1917. The engine was an air-cooled radial and was built in versions of three, six (80 hp) and ten cylinders.
;SS México
:National design and manufacture.
;Trébol
:A three-cylinder, 45 hp engine.
;Anzani, Gnome and Hispano-Suiza
:Built by TNCA in Mexico under licence.
Some TNCA aircraft were powered by ''Wright'' and ''Renault'' engines.
Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional - Material Aéreo Histórico I
/ref> TNCA engineers also designed and produced the high performance Anáhuac Propeller Anahuac or Anáhuac may refer to:
Places Mexico
* Anahuac (Aztec), placename used by the Aztecs to refer to the Basin of Mexico
* Anahuac Valley, the ancient (Aztec) name of the Valley of Mexico
* Anáhuac (Monterrey Metro), a rapid transit train ...
, later copied by several countries.
References
External links
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Mexican aviation ''Aztec Anachronism''
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Aircraft manufacturers of Mexico
Defunct manufacturing companies of Mexico