Karo Aviacijos ANBO I

Designed by Antanas Gustaitis and built by Karo Aviacijos Tiekimo Skyrius, the ANBO I was a single-seat aircraft developed in Lithuania, proposed as a trainer for the Army It was a low-wing, braced monoplane of conventional tailwheel configuration. The fuselage structure was of fabric-covered welded steel tube, The wing had a wooden, two-spar structure and was fabric covered but the fuselage, also fabric covered, had a welded steel tube structure.

The first flight took place on 14 July 1925. Ten years later the aircraft was sold to Lithuanian Aviation Museum in Kaunas where it is exhibited today.

Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 3-cylinder radial, 30 kW (40 hp)
Propeller: 2-bladed Dorand, 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter
Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 11.40 m2 (122.7 sq ft)
Length: 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb) equipped
Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
Fuel capacity: 35 kg (77 lb) fuel and oil
Maximum speed: 142 km/h (88 mph, 77 kn) at ground level
Endurance: 4 hr
Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Time to 1,000 m (3,300 ft): 7 min
Take-off distance: 30 m (98 ft)
Landing distance: 40 m (130 ft)
Crew: One

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