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 34 kW (45 hp) 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 48 kW (65 hp) Continental A65.

Specifications (Aéro 101)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 14.0 m2 (151 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 312 kg (688 lb)
  • Gross weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Minié 4.DC.32 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 178 km/h (111 mph, 96 kn)

References

  1. ^ Partington, 2009, pp 183-224
  2. ^ Parmentier, Bruno. "Indraéro Aéro 101". Retrieved 6 December 2013.

Bibliography

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 534.
  • Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 424–25.
  • Partington, Dave (2009). European Registers Handbook 2009. Tonbridge, Kent: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-417-5.
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