Engineering:Villela Alagoas

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Villela Alagoas
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin Brazil
Manufacturer Brazilian Army
Designer Marcos Villela
First flight 11 November 1918
Number built 1

The Villela Alagoas was a Brazil ian single-engine, biplane, tandem-seat experimental aircraft.[1][2]

Design and development

It had a metal and wooden frame, wooden wings of painted outer cover.[2]

Specifications

Data from Pereira 1997, p. 283

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.71 m (25 ft 4 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.81 m (9 ft 3 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Luck , 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Service ceiling: 800 m (2,600 ft)

References

  1. Carlos Fioravanti. "Primeiros voos". São Paulo Research Foundation. https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/primeiros-voos/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pereira, Roberto (1997). Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros. 1. São Paulo: Editora Globo. p. 283. ISBN 9788525021373. 

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