Anahuac Tauro Explained
| Tauro |
| Type: | Agricultural aircraft |
| First Flight: | 3 December 1968 |
| Number Built: | 12 |
The Anahuac Tauro is a Mexican agricultural aircraft built in small numbers in the late 1960s and 1970s. The first prototype flew on 3 December 1968, with Mexican Type certification (the first type approved by Mexico's DGAC) following on 8 August 1969. It was a low-wing braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The wing was of constant chord and had spray bars installed along its trailing edge.
Variants
- Tauro 300 - prototype and seven production examples with 300 hp R-755-A2M1 engine.
- Tauro 350 - four examples with 350 hp R-755-SM engine
References
- Book: Simpson, R. W. . Airlife's General Aviation . 1995 . Airlife Publishing . Shrewsbury, UK . 1-85310-577-5.
- Book: Taylor . John W. R. . John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81. 1980 . Jane's Publishing . London . 0-7106-7105-9 .
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 59 .
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