Aero Boero 260AG

what is it?

The Aero Boero 260AG is an Argentine agricultural aircraft that first flew in 1973. Despite the similarity in designation, it is completely different from and unrelated to the Aero Boero AB-260. The 260AG is a low-wing monoplane with a single seat and fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.9 m wingspan

base stats

• range 800 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,350 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 54 years ago, in 1972.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1972

number built

—

role

agricultural aircraft

origin

🇦🇷 Argentina

makers

Aero Boero

engines

1× Textron Lycoming O-540-H2B5D

crew

1

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.9 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

1,350 kg

top speed

—

range

800 km

ceiling

5,600 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.