| T-3 | |
|---|---|
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| Turbay T-3A | |
| Role | seven-seater light transport |
| National origin | Argentina |
| Manufacturer | Turbay S.A. |
| Designer | Alfredo Turbay |
| First flight | 8 December 1964 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Turbay T-3A was an Argentine twin-engined seven-seater light transport of the 1960s. A single example was built, but no production followed.
In 1957, the Argentine aircraft designer Alfredo Turbay began work on a twin-engined STOL light transport, the Turbay T-3A, with Turbay S.A. formed at Buenos Aires in January 1961 to build the new design. [1] [2] The T-3A was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction. It was powered by two 130 kW (180 hp) Lycoming O-360-A1D air-cooled four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engines driving two-bladed propellers, and was fitted with a retractable nosewheel undercarriage. [1]
Alfredo Turbay piloted the T-3A on its first flight on 8 December 1964. [1] Production was planned of the T-3B, which was to be fitted with 190–260 kW (250–350 hp) Lycoming or Continental engines, giving improved performance. [1] [3] These plans did not come to fruition, with the prototype T-3B never completed, and no production occurring. [4]
Data fromJane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67, [1] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63 [5]
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