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Following the appointment of Ing Angel Lascurain y Osio as director of the TNCA in 1920, several original designs were developed by this organisation, including, in 1924, a single-seat fighter for the air component of the Mexican Army. Known as the 3-E-130 Tololoche (a colloquial name for a type of guitar) and designed by Antonio Zea, this was a parasol monoplane of wooden monocoque construction powered by a 160hp Le Rhone rotary air-cooled engine. Apart from the engine, all elements of the Tololoche were of Mexican origin, the structure being primarily of spruce with three-ply veneer skinning. A batch of four fighters of this type was built.
 | A three-view drawing (1657 x 1170) |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 860 kg | 1896 lb |
| Empty weight | 670 kg | 1477 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wing area | 16.0 m2 | 172.22 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 225 km/h | 140 mph |
Diego Dana, jazzman01(@)bellsouth.net, 09.06.2008
Do you know the name of the Mexican Pilot that may have flown this aircraft under a famous arch in Mexico City and also escorted Lindberg while he visited Mexico?
Dagoberto G Flores-Lozano, dagoflores(@)prodigy.net.mx, 15.08.2007
It is a pity that the Mexican Government, at the request of the European & American (USA) Powers. There were excellent designers at that time in Mexico. Funny thing that now Mexican Aviation Industry might reflourish under the shadow of the Canadianas of Bombardier.
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