Temco Model 33 Plebe
Model 33 Plebe | |
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Role | Military trainer Type of aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Temco Aircraft |
First flight | 1953 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Temco Buckaroo |
Developed into | Temco 58 |
The Temco Model 33 Plebe was an American two-seat training aircraft built by Temco Aircraft and evaluated by the United States Navy, only a prototype was built.
Design and development
Developed from the earlier Temco Buckaroo, the Plebe was a single-engined low-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. The Plebe was powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Continental O-470-3 piston engine with a two-bladed tractor propeller. The two crew sat in tandem with dual controls under a sliding canopy.
First flown in 1953 the Plebe was evaluated by the United States Navy to meet the requirement for a primary/basic trainer. A contract was placed for the competing Beechcraft Mentor and only the prototype Plebe was built.
Specifications
![3-view line drawing of the Temco Model 33 Plebe](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Temco_Model_33_Plebe_3-view_line_drawing.png/220px-Temco_Model_33_Plebe_3-view_line_drawing.png)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 31 ft 3 in (9.52 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 1 in (7.33 m)
- Height: 9 ft 2 in (3.00 m)
- Empty weight: 1,800 lb (816 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-13 , 225 hp (168 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 192 mph (308 km/h, 167 kn)
- Range: 518 mi (834 km, 450 nmi)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
- Ryan Navion Model 72
References
- Notes
- ^ Model 33 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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