Aero Boero 260AG

The Aero Boero 260AG is an Argentine agricultural aircraft that first flew in 1973.[1] Despite the similarity in designation, it is completely different from and unrelated to the Aero Boero AB-260.

Aero Boero 260AG
Role Agricultural aircraft
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer Aero Boero
First flight 23 December 1972

The 260AG is a low-wing monoplane with a single seat and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Development commenced in 1971 as the AG.235/260, but various problems forced the project to stagnate and it was not revived until the 1990s.

Specifications (AG.235/260)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 500 l (109.98 imp gal) of liquid or 500 kg (1,102 lb) of powder.
  • Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 17.3 m2 (186 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 690 kg (1,521 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming O-540-H2B5D 6-cyl horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 194 kW (260 hp)

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
  • Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,400 ft)
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See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References
Notes
  1. Michael John Haddrick Taylor (1980). Janes Encyclopedia of Aviation.
  2. Taylor, John W.R.; Kenneth Munson (1988). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89. Virginia USA: Jane's Information Group. p. 2. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
Bibliography
  • Michael John Haddrick Taylor (1980). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation.
  • Taylor, John W.R.; Kenneth Munson (1988). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89. Virginia USA: Jane's Information Group. p. 2. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
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