ANBO III

The ANBO III was a parasol-wing monoplane training and utility aircraft designed for the Lithuanian Army in 1929.

It became the first aircraft of Lithuanian design to be built in series, with two batches of four aircraft produced in 1930 and 1931.

The ANBO IIIs also saw service as reconnaissance machines.

In early 1931 the ANBO III was flying with a 108 kW (145 hp) Walter Mars I, a nine-cylinder radial engine, the production aircraft were powered by the Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major radials.

Specifications

Walter Mars

Crew

Two

Length

6.90 m (22 ft 8 in)

Wingspan

10.55 m (34 ft 7 in)

Height

2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)

Wing area

18.20 m2 (195.9 sq ft)

Empty weight

580 kg (1,279 lb)

Gross weight

880 kg (1,940 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Walter Mars I 9-cylinder radial,

108 kW (145 hp) at 1,800 rpm

Propellers

2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed

185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) at ground level

Endurance

4 hr

Service ceiling

4,800 m (15,700 ft) service

Time to altitude

12 min to 2,000 m (6,600 ft)