Albert TE.1
Albert Aviation · France · first flew 1925 · light aircraft
The Albert TE.1 was a French single-seat cantilever parasol monoplane with a wood-framed, plywood-skinned structure.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Cantilever one-piece parasol wing attached to the raised centre of the fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Cantilever one-piece parasol wing attached to the raised centre of the fuselage
- Uncowled radial engine on a steel-tube mount
- Quadrant-shaped fin with a semi-circular rudder
The one-piece wing is braced to the fuselage sides by short struts, and the open single cockpit sits half under the trailing edge. The conventional tail has a mid-fuselage tailplane and a quadrant fin.
Specifications
- The Albert TE.1 has a length of 5.5 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8.8 m (29 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 150 km/h (93 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Designed by Robert Duhamel, it had flown in 1925 with a water-cooled Vaslin V6 engine. In 1926 it was fitted with a 30 kW Salmson 9 AD radial, and the exact date of its first flight remains uncertain.
Variants
Three different TE.1s appeared at the two Orly light plane contests, and another was built under licence in the United States.
Where you'll see it
It made some notable long flights, set a French altitude record for its class and proved a practical light aircraft.
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