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Robledo CT3 "Grouper" Cargo Aircraft
Type: Cargo/Transport Aircraft
First Flight: 1934
Nation of Origin: Corindia
Operators: Corindia (Retired)
Crew: 3
Passengers: 10
Maximum Take-off weight: 7000kg
Speed: 330km/h
Range: 1400km
Ceiling: 7800m
Length: 15.7m
Wingspan: 22.6m
Height : 3.8m
Engines: 2 x Coron Electro 2-1000A
Armament:
None
Robledo CT3 "Grouper" Cargo Aircraft
The Robledo CT3 was an early Corindi airliner and cargo plane, considered one of the first such aircraft to fully incorporate advances such as all-metal (imported anodized aluminium) semi-monocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear. Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots for the wings and tailplane.
Robledo considered safety features highly, building in structural strength as well as incorporating design elements that enhanced customer comfort and well-being, such as the thermostatically-controlled, air conditioned and soundproof cabin. The crew included a pilot and copilot, and for civilian passenger flights, a flight attendant who could tend to passenger needs. The main landing gear did not fully retract; a portion of the wheels extended below the nacelles, typical of designs of the time, as a means of reducing structural damage in a wheels-up landing. The tail-wheel was not retractable.
See Also
Contemporary aircraft:
Bretodeau HCT4 "Marlin" Transport Aircraft
Related lists:
List of Corindi Military Aircraft
List of Corindi Aircraft
Aircraft Previously Used by the Corindi Military
Historical Military Equipment