T1C Constelación Twin Condor Utility Aircraft
The Condor is a twin-engined, high-winged aircraft designed for use off extremely short or rough airfields, and in all weather conditions. The aircraft, nicknamed "TwinCon" or "Condorito", has a short take-off and landing roll. In the short time since its introduction, the Condor has become one of the most successful planes ever built in Chile, receiving orders from LAN, Fuerza Aérea de Chile, the Chilean Department of Geosurvey, and numerous other small aircraft operators. Three Serie-200 Twin Condors became the first aircraft to offer regularly-scheduled passenger and cargo air service in Antarctica for the Antarctic Research Consortium, and two Serie-410 aircraft were purchased by France for use in aerial survey of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Production History:
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Serie-100 (1936): Initial design, production ended 1939.
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Serie-200 (1937): Improved Serie-100, production from 1937-1941.
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Serie-300 (1940): New flaps, improved fuselage, new flight controls. Production from 1940-1941.
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Serie-400 (1941): All-metal fuselage, new engines.
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Serie-410 (1941): Serie-400 with lengthened wings and French Clerget diesel radials: the "African Condor".
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Serie-425 (1947): Serie-400 with Austral Malacara turboprop engines.
Constelación Twin Condor, Serie-100 Utility Aircraft
(Serie-200 and Serie-300 approximately similar.)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1-2
- Passengers: 18
- Length: 47 feet
- Wingspan: 59 feet
- Height: 16 feet
- Wing area: 410 ft²
- Empty weight: 5,520 pounds
- Loaded weight: 10,000 pounds
- Powerplant: 2x Gipsy Six (200hp), or Canadian Orenda engines
Performance:
- Maximum speed: 150 knots (172mph)
- Max Range: 700 nautical miles (engine dependent)
- Service ceiling: 18,000 feet
- Rate of climb: 7 ft/s (2.13 m/s)
Constelación Twin Condor, Serie-400 Utility Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 2+
- Passengers: 20
- Length: 52 feet
- Wingspan: 65 feet
- Height: 17.5 feet
- Wing area: 422 ft²
- Empty weight: 6,500 pounds
- Loaded weight: 11,750 pounds
- Powerplant: 2 × 715hp FMA radials
Performance:
- Maximum speed: 180 knots (207 mph / 333 kph)
- Max Range: 900 miles
- Service ceiling: 7,500 meters / 24,600 feet
- Rate of climb: 7.5 ft/s (2.29 m/s)
Armament (Optional):
- 1 × .30cal or .50cal machine gun in dorsal hatch
Notes:
N/A