Aero Boero AB-115

what is it?

The Aero Boero AB-115 is an Argentine civil utility aircraft. It was developed from the AB-95-115, a refined AB-95 with a more powerful engine and improved aerodynamics. Specific differences included wheel spats, a redesigned engine cowling molded of fiberglass, and aluminum ailerons and flaps.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 210 km/htop speed
• seats 2passengers
• size 770 kgmax take-off weight
• built 700made in total

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 57 years ago, in 1969.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.7 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

1969

introduced

1970

number built

700

role

light training aircraft

origin

🇦🇷 Argentina

makers

Aero Boero

engines

1× Textron Lycoming O-235-C2A

crew

1

passengers

2

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.7 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

770 kg

top speed

210 km/h

cruise speed

188 km/h

range

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