The Turbay T-3A was an
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
twin-engined seven-seater light transport of the 1960s. A single example was built, but no production followed.
Development and design
In 1957, the Argentine aircraft designer Alfredo Turbay began work on a twin-engined
STOL
A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a fixed-wing aircraft that can takeoff/land on short runways. Many STOL-designed aircraft can operate on airstrips with harsh conditions (such as high altitude or ice). STOL aircraft, including tho ...
light transport, the Turbay T-3A, with Turbay S.A. formed at
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
in January 1961 to build the new design.
The T-3A was a low-wing
cantilever
A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is unsupported at one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cantilev ...
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
of all metal construction. It was powered by two
Lycoming O-360
The Lycoming O-360 is a family of four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engines. Engines in the O-360 series produce between , with the basic O-360 producing .
The engine family has been installed in ...
-A1D air-cooled
four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engines driving two-bladed propellers, and was fitted with a retractable
nosewheel undercarriage.
Alfredo Turbay piloted the T-3A on its first flight on 8 December 1964.
Production was planned of the T-3B, which was to be fitted with Lycoming or Continental engines, giving improved performance.
These plans did not come to fruition, with the prototype T-3B never completed, and no production occurring.
Specifications
See also
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Turbay T-1 Tucán
The Turbay T-1 Tucán was an Argentine single-engined single-seat light touring monoplane designed by Alfredo Turbay and built by '. It first flew in April 1943.
Design
The Tucán is a parasol-wing braced monoplane with a fixed cantilever type l ...
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IMPA Tu-Sa
The
IMPA Tu-Sa, (IMPA - ''Industrias Metalúrgicas y Plasticas Argentinas S.A.''), named as Impa Tu-Sa-O in the Flight reference, was a civil trainer developed in Argentina in the 1940s for aeroclub use. It was a conventional, low-wing monoplane ...
References
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TURBAY T-3A
1960s Argentine civil utility aircraft
T-3
STOL aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear
Aircraft first flown in 1964