The Muniz M-11 was an experimental two-seat high-wing strut-braced monoplane trainer for the Brazilian Air Force,[1] which designated it TP-1 (Treinador Primário modelo 1 [Primary Trainer model 1]).[2] The design is due to Col. Antonio M. Muniz, director of the Brazilian Technical Division, Army Air Service.[3]

Manufacture of Muniz designed aircraft was initially the responsibility of Companhia Nacional de Navegação Costiera (CNNC), set up as a military aircraft workshop in the 1930s. The company was renamed Fabrica Brasileira de Avioes in the early 1940s.[4] CNNA (Companhia Nacional de Navegação Aérea) took over manufacture of all Muniz designed aircraft c. 1941.[5] The Muniz M-11 design then evolved into the CNNA HL-1. It was powered by a Continental flat-four A65-8 44.7 kW (60 hp) engine. As the HL-1, it was in production until 1950.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, p. 256
  2. ↑ Emory, p. 16
  3. ↑ Green & Fricker, p. 56
  4. ↑ Mondey, p. 186
  5. ↑ Mondey, p. 186
  6. ↑ Taylor, p. 256

Bibliography

  • Emory, John M. G., The Source Book of World War II Aircraft, Blandford Press, 1986 ISBN 0-7137-1722-X.
  • Green, William; Fricker, John, The Air Forces of the World: Their History, Development, and Present Strength, Hanover House, 1958 OCLC 671468610.
  • Mondey, David (ed); Taylor, Michael (rev), The new Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, Chartwell Books, 2000 ISBN 0-7858-1164-8.
  • Taylor, Michael, J. H. (ed), Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation, Studio Editions, 1993 ISBN 1-85170-324-1.

Further reading

  • Roberto Pereira de Andrade, "Muniz M-11", Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros, p. 281–, Editora Globo, 1997 ISBN 8525021377.
  • Roberto Pereira de Andrade, "Muniz M-11", A Construção Aeronáutica no Brasil, 1910-1976, p. 41–, Editora Brasiliense, 1976 OCLC 254468455.
  • Francisco C. Pereira Netto, "Muniz M-11", Aviação Militar Brasileira, 1916-1984, p. 282–, Revista Aeronáutica Editora, 1984 OCLC 609825603.
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