Muniz M-11 Explained

The Muniz M-11 was an experimental two-seat high-wing strut-braced monoplane trainer for the Brazilian Air Force,^[1] which designated it TP-1 (Treinador Primário modelo 1 [Primary Trainer model 1]).^[2] The design is due to Col. Antonio M. Muniz, director of the Brazilian Technical Division, Army Air Service.^[3]

Manufacture of Muniz designed aircraft was initially the responsibility of Companhia Nacional de Navegação Costiera (CNNC), set up as a military aircraft workshop in the 1930s. The company was renamed Fabrica Brasileira de Avioes in the early 1940s.^[4] CNNA (Companhia Nacional de Navegação Aérea) took over manufacture of all Muniz designed aircraft c. 1941.^[5] The Muniz M-11 design then evolved into the CNNA HL-1. It was powered by a Continental flat-four A65-8 44.7 kW (60 hp) engine. As the HL-1, it was in production until 1950.^[6]

References

1. Taylor, p. 256
2. Emory, p. 16
3. Green & Fricker, p. 56
4. Mondey, p. 186
5. Mondey, p. 186
6. Taylor, p. 256

Bibliography

• Emory, John M. G., The Source Book of World War II Aircraft, Blandford Press, 1986 .
• Green, William; Fricker, John, The Air Forces of the World: Their History, Development, and Present Strength, Hanover House, 1958 .
• Mondey, David (ed); Taylor, Michael (rev), The new Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, Chartwell Books, 2000 .
• Taylor, Michael, J. H. (ed), Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation, Studio Editions, 1993 .

Further reading

• Roberto Pereira de Andrade, "Muniz M-11", Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros, p. 281–, Editora Globo, 1997 .
• Roberto Pereira de Andrade, "Muniz M-11", A Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil, 1910-1976, p. 41–, Editora Brasiliense, 1976 .
• Francisco C. Pereira Netto, "Muniz M-11", Aviação Militar Brasileira, 1916-1984, p. 282–, Revista Aeronáutica Editora, 1984 .