Terzi T30 Katana

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T30 Katana
RoleSingle-seat aerobatic monoplane
National originItaly
Manufacturer Terzi Aerodyne
DesignerPietro Terzi
First flight16 January 1991

The Terzi T30 Katana is an Italian single-seat competition aerobatic monoplane designed by the Milanese aeronautical engineer Pietro Terzi. [1] Terzi built a limited series with his firm Terzi Aerodyne based in Milan, Italy. [2]

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Design and development

The Katana is a single-seat monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear. [2] The wings and tail are aluminum alloy construction with a steel tube fuselage covered with composite shells. [2] It is powered by either a nose-mounted Lycoming IO-720 or Lycoming IO-540 piston engine. [2]

Variant

T30C
Powered by a 300hp (224kW) Lycoming IO-540 piston engine.
T30E
Powered by a 400hp (298kW) Lycoming IO-720 piston engine.

Specifications (T30E)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. Postlethwaite, Alan (3 June 1989). "Terzi secures orders for aerobatic Katana" (PDF). Flight International: 17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor 1996, p. 475

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