| Abrial A-13 Buse | |
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Abrial A-13 Buse Abrial A-13 Buse Role - Glider National origin - France Designer - Georges Abrial Status - prototype The Abrial A-13 Buse was a tailless glider prototype that was designed in 1954. It was the last in a series of glider aircraft designed by Georges Abrial. Design The glider featured a short fuselage with a single, non-tapered strut-braced straight wing. The design had been demonstrated by very complete tests carried out on a 1:10 scale model at the Eiffel Laboratory but no full-size version was ever constructed. Specifications Abrial A-13 Buse Data from retroplane General characteristics Capacity: 1 Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in) Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 16.9 Airfoil: Abrial / STAé 230-231 Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb) wikipedia.org (en) |