Aero Boero AB-180

what is it?

The Aero Boero AB-180 is an Argentine civil utility aircraft, a substantially improved development of the AB-95. It featured a more powerful engine and incorporated the aerodynamic changes made on the AB-115 and improved on them. The first example flew in 1967 and was in production until 2000.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 225 km/htop speed
• range 1,180 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 2passengers
• size 890 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 59 years ago, in 1967.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,180 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1967

introduced

1969

number built

—

role

civil utility aircraft

makers

Aero Boero

engines

1× Textron Lycoming O-360-A1A

crew

1

passengers

2

length

7.1 m

wingspan

10.8 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

890 kg

top speed

225 km/h

cruise speed

201 km/h

range

1,180 km

ceiling

7,000 m

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