Indraéro Aéro 101 Explained
The
Indraéro Aéro 101 was a light training
biplane developed in France in the 1950s.
Design and service
It was a conventional design with single-bay staggered wings braced with an I-strut, and fixed tailskid undercarriage with divided main units. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits. A small batch of aircraft were ordered by SALS for aeroclub use.
The prototype, known as the Aéro 110, differing from the later production Aero 101s by having a welded steel tube fuselage and a 45abbr=onNaNabbr=on Salmson 9ADb radial engine, first flew on 1 May 1950
Operational history
Three examples of the type were current on the French Civil Aircraft Register in 2009, including an Aero 101C and two Aero 101s.[1]
Variants
- Aéro 110:Prototype of the Aero 101 with welded steel tube fuselage and Salmson 9ADb radial engine first flown on 1 May 1950, 1 built.
Aéro 101: Ten production aircraft built with wooden structure and powered by Minié 4.DC.32 engines, first flown on 27 July 1951.
Aéro 101C: At least one aircraft fitted with a 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on Continental A65.
Bibliography
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 534 .
- Book: Simpson, R. W. . Airlife's General Aviation . 1995 . Airlife Publishing . Shrewsbury . 424–25 .
- Book: Partington, Dave. European Registers Handbook 2009. 2009. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. Tonbridge, Kent. 978-0-85130-417-5 .
External links
Notes and References
- Partington, 2009, pp 183-224