what is it?
The Turbay T-1 Tucán was an Argentine single-engined single-seat light touring monoplane. It was designed by Alfredo Turbay and built by Sociedad Anonima Sfreddo & Paolini. It first flew in April 1943.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.2 m wingspan
base stats
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 83 years ago, in 1943.
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Range of 1,100 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1943-04-05
- number built
- —
- role
- single-seat light monoplane
- origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- makers
- Sfreddo & Paolini
- engines
- 1× Continental A65
- crew
- 1
- length
- 5.6 m
- wingspan
- 7.2 m
- height
- 1.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 450 kg
- top speed
- 205 km/h
- cruise speed
- 185 km/h
- range
- 1,100 km
- ceiling
- 4,200 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2752911, Wikipedia: Turbay T-1 Tucán (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.