The Galeão 8 FG Guanabara, was a
Brazilian low-wing, single-engined experimental airplane intend to be an
executive aircraft to the
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Brazilian Brazilian Army Aviation (1919–1941), Army and Brazilian Naval Aviation, Nav ...
.
[Taylor 1965, p. 12][Pereira 1997, p. 171]
Design and development
The Guanabara was based on the
Fokker S.12 training aircraft
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, then manufactured at Fokker's factory in Brazil. It was proposed by technicians from the Ministry of Aeronautics.
The main differences were the little retractable
landing gear
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, newly designed
canopy
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Plants
* Canopy (biology), aboveground portion of plant community or crop (including forests)
* Canopy (grape), aboveground portion of grapes
Religion and ceremonies
* Baldachin or canopy of state, typically placed over an a ...
cabin, and additional fuel tanks at the
wingtips.
[Taylor 1965, p. 12]
The prototype was ready in April 1965, and flight testing began shortly thereafter. It proved to be very interesting, but problems included the limited passenger capacity and the complicated forward-proof contraction mechanism. This problem made engine maintenance more complicated. The prototype was abandoned, and sent to
São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...
, and stored at
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology
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It coordinates all technical and scientific activiti ...
for a few months.
Later the same year, it was modified by
Brazilian Air Force engineers, and new tests were performed, in which it was successful. However, it was again abandoned and scrapped.
Specifications
See also
*
Neiva Regente
*
Neiva Universal
The Neiva N621 Universal is a Brazilian propeller-driven basic trainer and ground attack aircraft manufactured by Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva. It is a cantilever, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction, with retractable undercarriage a ...
*
Weber W-151
Notes
References
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Abandoned civil aircraft projects
Single-engined tractor aircraft
1960s Brazilian civil aircraft
1960s Brazilian experimental aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1965
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