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Model 33 Plebe | |
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Role | Military trainer |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Temco Aircraft |
First flight | 1953 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Temco Buckaroo |
Developed into | Temco 58 |
The Temco Model 33 Plebe was an American two-seat training aircraft built by Temco Aircraft and evaluated by the United States Navy, only a prototype was built.
Developed from the earlier Temco Buckaroo, the Plebe was a single-engined low-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. The Plebe was powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Continental O-470-3 piston engine with a two-bladed tractor propeller. The two crew sat in tandem with dual controls under a sliding canopy.
First flown in 1953 the Plebe was evaluated by the United States Navy to meet the requirement for a primary/basic trainer. A contract was placed for the competing Beechcraft Mentor and only the prototype Plebe was built.
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