title: Maestranza Central de Aviación Triciclo-Experimental
text: # Maestranza Central de Aviación Triciclo-Experimental
  
  The Maestranza Central de Aviación Triciclo-Experimental (also designated XX-01) was a prototype Chilean light aircraft of the 1940s.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  In 1947, the Maestranza Central de Aviación, the Central Workshops of the Chilean Air Force designed and built the first Chilean-designed aircraft, the Triciclo-Experimental, unveiled in May 1947. The Triciclo, designed by Alfredo D. Ferrer, was a low-winged monoplane of wooden construction with a fixed tricycle landing gear and a twin tail. The crew of two sat side by side in an enclosed cockpit, and were provided with dual flight controls. A single Franklin air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine drove a two-bladed propeller.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
  * Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  * Wing area: 13 $m^2$ (140 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 355 kg (783 lb)
  * Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Franklin four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
  * Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
  