Azcárate O-E-1

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O-E-1
Azcarate E-1.jpg
E-1
RoleReconnaissance bomber
Manufacturer TNCA
Designer Juan Azcárate
First flight 1928
Number built1
Gustavo Leon Gonzalez on an Azcarate E-1 GUSTAVOLG002.JPEG
Gustavo León González on an Azcárate E-1

The Azcárate O-E-1 was a reconnaissance-bomber aircraft developed in Mexico in the late 1920s. It was designed by General Brigadier Juan Francisco Azcárate and built at the TNCA workshops near Mexico City. A trainer version, the Azcárate E-1 (for Escuela) was also built. It was a sesquiplane of conventional configuration with tailskid undercarriage, and seating the crew in tandem, open cockpits. The types are sometimes collectively referred to simply as the "Azcárate sesquiplane" (sesquiplano in Spanish).

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On 30 September 1928, pilot Gustavo León and Subteniente and mechanic Ricardo González set out on an aerial circumnavigation of Mexico in an O-E-1. Conducted in 58 legs, they completed their 10,986 km (6,826 mi) flight on 18 December.

Specifications (E-1)

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