Aviones de Colombia AC-05 Pijao
Aviones de Colombia · Colombia · first flew 1991 · light aircraft
The AC-05 Pijao is a Colombian agricultural aircraft, a low-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional design with a single seat in an enclosed cabin.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Fixed tailwheel undercarriage; a new wing fairing and a fuselage shaped to smooth the airflow around the wing struts and tail surfaces |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Low-wing, strut-braced monoplane with a single seat in an enclosed cabin
- Single piston engine in the nose driving a tractor propeller
- Fixed tailwheel undercarriage; a new wing fairing and a fuselage shaped to smooth the airflow around the wing struts and tail surfaces
Look for a low-wing agricultural monoplane with wing struts, a single-seat enclosed cabin, a nose-mounted piston engine and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, much like a Cessna 188.
Specifications
- The Aviones de Colombia AC-05 Pijao has a length of 8.09 m (27 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.63 m (41 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 194 km/h (121 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Aviones de Colombia (Aviodeco) had assembled and supported the Cessna 188 and, when Cessna ended piston production in 1984, designed its own replacement. Work began in 1988 and the prototype first flew on 10 April 1991. The Colombian civil aviation authority awarded a type certificate on 5 July that year.
Variants
The Pijao was a partly new design resembling the Cessna 188 that inspired it, with a more aerodynamic fuselage, a new wing fairing and ailerons that move with the flaps for take-off. Aviodeco also built the AgTrainer, a two-seat version of the Cessna 188, under licence.
Where you'll see it
Aviodeco planned to build two Pijaos a month but built only 15 before ceasing business in the late 1990s. Certification was also obtained in Bolivia and Brazil. An Argentine businessman bought the assets in 1999 and a company he founded tried to restart production in Uruguay from 2003.
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