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Abrial A-3 Oricou

🇫🇷 France ·first flight unknown· touring aircraft

what is it?

The A-3 Oricou (French for African vulture) was a small French touring airplane designed in 1927 by Georges Abrial. It could seat two, and was powered by a 30 kW (40 hp) piston engine.

base stats

  • seats 2passengers

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).

spec sheet

first flight
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number built
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role
touring aircraft
origin
🇫🇷 France
makers
Georges Abrial
engines
1× unknown / reciprocating engine
crew
1
passengers
2
top speed
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range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q2409618, Wikipedia: Abrial A-3 Oricou (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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