Eklund TE-1

Eklund TE-1
The Eklund TE-1 single-seat flying boat of 1949 at the Aviation Museum, Helsinki Vantaa airport, in September 1994
Role single-seat flying boat
Type of aircraft
National origin Finland
Manufacturer Eklund
Designer Torolf Eklund
First flight 24 February 1949
Retired 1969
Status preserved in museum
Primary user private owner
Number built 1

The Eklund TE-1 was a Finnish-built single-seat flying boat of the late 1940s.

Design and development

The TE-1 was designed in late 1948 by Torolf Eklund, who was a Finnish aircraft designer for Valtion Lentokonetehdas between 1935 and 1962. The TE-1 was financed and built by Eklund as a private venture.

Operational history

The TE-1 first flew in February 1949 powered by a 28 h.p. Poinsard engine. This powerplant suffered a crankcase failure, and as spare parts were no longer available, it was replaced by a Continental A40-5 engine.[1] At the time of its first flight, the TE-1 was claimed to be the world's smallest flying boat. The aircraft last flew in 1969. It is now preserved in the Suomen Ilmailumuseo (Finnish Aviation Museum) at Helsinki Vantaa airport.[2]

Variants

The following proposed derivatives were developed, but only the prototype TE-1 was completed and flown.[1]

  • TE-1A with retractable four-wheel undercarriage
  • TE-1B flying boat configuration
  • TE-1B-S flying boat with skis
  • TE-1B-G flying boat with breaching gear[3]

Specifications (TE-1)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 5.57 m2 (60.0 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: NACA 4415[4]
  • Empty weight: 201 kg (443 lb)
  • Gross weight: 324 kg (714 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A40-5 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn)

See also

  • flagFinland portal

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b c Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. p. 32.
  2. ^ Ogden, Bob (2006). Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.
  3. ^ "Eklund TE-1". Sport Aviation. May 1958.
  4. ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.