Indraéro Aéro 101
# Indraéro Aéro 101

The Indraéro Aéro 101 was a light training biplane developed in France in the 1950s.

## Design and service

It was a conventional design with single-bay staggered wings braced with an I-strut, and fixed tailskid undercarriage with divided main units. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits. A small batch of aircraft were ordered by SALS for aeroclub use.

The prototype, known as the Aéro 110, differing from the later production Aero 101s by having a welded steel tube fuselage and a 34 kW (45 hp) Salmson 9ADb radial engine, first flew on 1 May 1950

## Operational history

Three examples of the type were current on the French Civil Aircraft Register in 2009, including an Aero 101C and two Aero 101s.

## Variants

### Aéro 110

    Prototype of the Aero 101 with welded steel tube fuselage and Salmson 9ADb radial engine first flown on 1 May 1950, 1 built.

### Aéro 101

    Ten production aircraft built with wooden structure and powered by Minié 4.DC.32 engines, first flown on 27 July 1951.

### Aéro 101C

    At least one aircraft fitted with a 48 kW (65 hp) Continental A65.

## Specifications (Aéro 101)

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General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
* Height: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
* Wing area: 14.0 $m^2$ (151 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 312 kg (688 lb)
* Gross weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Minié 4.DC.32 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 56 kW (75 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 178 km/h (111 mph, 96 kn)
