Aero Boero AB-180
The Aero Boero AB-180 is an Argentine civil utility aircraft, a substantially improved development of the AB-95. It featured a more powerful engine and incorporated the aerodynamic changes made on the AB-115 and improved on them. The first example flew in 1967 and was in production until 2000.
Variants
- AB-180RV – long-range version
- AB-180RVR – glider tug
- AB-180 Condor – high-altitude version of 1971 with optional turbocharger
- AB-180Ag – agricultural aircraft with 270 L belly tank for chemicals
- *AB-180SP – 180Ag with an additional set of short wings to make a sesquiplane. In this variant, the agricultural application liquid is carried within the short wings, rather than in a belly tank. The added wings allow a fully loaded stall speed of 56 km/h, compared to 89 km/h in the AB-180Ag.
- AB-180PSA – two-seat primary training aircraft
Operators
- Argentine Air Force
- Club de Planeadores Rosario
- Club de Planeadores Rafaela
- Club de Planeadores San Francisco
- Club de Planeadores Ceres
- Club de Planeadores Esperanza
- Club Argentino de Planeadores Albatros
- Club de Planeadores Córdoba
- Club de Planeadores Paraná
- Aeroclub Villa Dolores
- Club de Planeadores Otto Ballod