Druine Turbi Explained

The Druine D.5 Turbi was a light aircraft designed in France in the 1950s for home building. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem, open cockpits. Essentially a scaled-up version of the Druine Turbulent design, the Turbi shared that aircraft's wooden construction. Again, like its predecessor, it was intended to be able to be powered by a variety of air-cooled engines.

The aircraft was marketed as plans and as a kit by Falconar Avia of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Plans are now supplied by Manna Aviation of Australia.^{[1] [2]}

Design

The Turbi is built using all-wood construction. The wing uses a two-spar design. It uses slotted ailerons.^[3]

References

• Book: Taylor, John W. R. . John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1961–62 . 1961 . London . Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 347 .
• Book: World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing. London . File 892 Sheet 47 .
• 8 April 1955 . 67 . 2411 . Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi . . 443–45 . 2008-02-28 .

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
2. Web site: Manna Aviation - Druine D5 Turbi Plans Blueprints. mannaaviation.com.
3. Experimenter. October 1957.