Airdrome Taube

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Airdrome Taube
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Airdrome Aeroplanes
StatusIn production (2011)
Number built1 (2011)
Developed from Etrich Taube

The Airdrome Taube (English: Dove ) is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1]

Contents

The aircraft is a 3/4 scale replica of the First World War German Etrich Taube scout/observation/bomber, built from modern materials and powered by modern engines. [1]

Design and development

The Airdrome Taube features a mid-wing cable-braced monoplane layout with an inverted "V" kingpost, a two-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The Airdrome Taube has a wingspan of 27 ft (8.2 m) and a wing area of 170 sq ft (16 m2). The standard engine is a 105 hp (78 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine four stroke engine. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 500 hours by the manufacturer. [1] [2]

Operational history

One example had been completed by December 2011. [1]

Specifications (Taube)

Data from Kitplanes [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 41. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Airdrome Aeroplanes (n.d.). "1914 Taube". Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2012.