Mexico built an airplane ?😮 Whel that's interesting, and a good looking bird she was too. Thanks for sharing this little video. I found it very interesting.
A very clean and handsome design. That low stall speed would be an advantage in unprepared and short runways. Big empennage for control authority and stability. Thanks for bringing this! 👍🏻
Nice-looking plane. The thick wing and fixed undercarriage were definitely obsolescent by the 1950s, though DeHavilland was using fixed undercarriage in their DH-114 Heron, which flew in 1950. By that measure, Lascurain was not behind at all. This plane could, in actuality, make for a fantastic bush plane. In fact, this beautiful plane is more 1930s. Based on the size, it would've been a competitor to the Beech Model 18, Lockheed L-10 Electra, or even the DC-2. The clever innovation is amazing. Tricycle undercarriage and having a big wing root to stow luggage is innovative as it kept the Aura's fuselage smaller. Imagine if Mexico were to have become a known quantity in the aviation industry. I happen to be third-gen MexAm and I sincerely thank you for posting this. I never knew that there was even an aviation industry in Mexico. Well done!
As always, an interesting video, never heard of that plane,,thx for that 🎉👍🛩️, have a nice weekend,,beste Grüße from the baltic seaside in northern Germany 🍀
Looks a lot like a DC-3 in the nose, but I suppose there weren't a lot of design options for planes of that type at the time they were being produced. Good video, as usual! Thanks!
One minor nit, the batwing aircraft shown at 3:22 is pic of the "scale-sized" Aura that flew before the actual Aura was built. I think it was called the "Sport" and it had either flat-4s or inline engines.
I've always been fascinate by this design. It looks like a mosquito with batwings. (or, Beech-18 size fuselage with DC-3 size wings). Then there's other surprises - with a full load of 2 pilots + 14 passengers, it could fly on only 245hp each! (then again, that was projected, who knows if it could actually achieve that) It cruised slow, but landed at almost a walking pace.
@aircraftadventures-vids Yes good comparisons. I think it would have struggled normally, and in the mountains/high airports, it was designed for. Guttless, basically.
Great video! Thank you for creating it. I find some of those performance numbers a little difficult to accept. So, it had about the same cruise speed as a fixed gear 150 hp Cessna 172 or a Piper Cherokee 140 and a lower MCA than a Super Cub?!
I'd seen pictures of this aircraft before but never with a manufacturer or name attached, thinking it might be related to the Argentinian Dinfia company. An interesting aircraft, particularly that wing platform.
I think this aircraft would been a success as it did exactly what is was meant to do. But pity water in the fuel tank took it down which today is some thing you test for every time you fuel up and daily checks.
A pair of R-985's from the Stearman biplane with 400 hp per side would have woken this up, though you will need a taller rudder. Also, the gear were fixed down? That needed to change. And I'd saw at least 5 feet off of each wing. Interesting video....
Those engines seemed pretty big... I figured the HP rating would be larger than the stated 245 HP. Also, did you notice how slim the pilot was? Yikes... people just weren't fat in those days, lol.
That's a shame bothe the Designer and Test Pilot were killed. 245 HP in each powerplant sounds underpowered. 500 on each wing would have more thrust. I suppose Lascurain was trying for VW-like economy. Regardless of engine size, bad gas will do you in.
@talesfromthehutandhangar Spanish vowels are pronounced : a = ah e = eh i = ee o = oh and u = ooh. The double L in Spanish is a separate letter and is pronounced like a Y in English (llama would be pronounced "yama"). The name Portillo would be pronounced "Portiyo". I hope this helps. These rules apply all the time in Spanish unless you're using a loan word from another language.
Great job! As an aircraft obsessive, I had no idea this handsome bird even existed. 35 mph minimum speed? Those long wings....
Many thanks!
Mexico built an airplane ?😮 Whel that's interesting, and a good looking bird she was too. Thanks for sharing this little video. I found it very interesting.
@@HenkGoosen-n1q l am glad you enjoyed it.
I love when folks like you present aircraft that are totally new to me. Thanks so much for both the entertainment and the education !
@wingmanjim6 Thanks. It's appreciated.
Same here...
A very clean and handsome design. That low stall speed would be an advantage in unprepared and short runways. Big empennage for control authority and stability. Thanks for bringing this! 👍🏻
@@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus Thank you!
Another outstanding obscure aircraft video.
@@dhroman4564 Thank you! It was very obscure!
A nice looking aircraft. Excellent video history. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Nice-looking plane. The thick wing and fixed undercarriage were definitely obsolescent by the 1950s, though DeHavilland was using fixed undercarriage in their DH-114 Heron, which flew in 1950. By that measure, Lascurain was not behind at all. This plane could, in actuality, make for a fantastic bush plane.
In fact, this beautiful plane is more 1930s. Based on the size, it would've been a competitor to the Beech Model 18, Lockheed L-10 Electra, or even the DC-2. The clever innovation is amazing. Tricycle undercarriage and having a big wing root to stow luggage is innovative as it kept the Aura's fuselage smaller. Imagine if Mexico were to have become a known quantity in the aviation industry. I happen to be third-gen MexAm and I sincerely thank you for posting this. I never knew that there was even an aviation industry in Mexico. Well done!
A former chief mechanic who was my boss worked in that plane as a young aprentice..such a pity it ended that way. 🎉❤
Thanks for the video. México have a great history around aviation. I’m proud of it. 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼
@@oscarsanchez839 You are welcome. So they should be!
As always, an interesting video, never heard of that plane,,thx for that 🎉👍🛩️, have a nice weekend,,beste Grüße from the baltic seaside in northern Germany 🍀
Thank you so much. It is a very rare one indeed. All the best from a very wet Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.
Looks a lot like a DC-3 in the nose, but I suppose there weren't a lot of design options for planes of that type at the time they were being produced. Good video, as usual! Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
This one was unknown to me. Thanks for the video.
@@MrSpringheel Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
One minor nit, the batwing aircraft shown at 3:22 is pic of the "scale-sized" Aura that flew before the actual Aura was built. I think it was called the "Sport" and it had either flat-4s or inline engines.
@aircraftadventures-vids Thanks l missed that. Now, I have had another look and can see that. 👍
@@talesfromthehutandhangar No prob. I covered this odd bird on Instagram a few years ago and still have some of the pics on my HD.
@@aircraftadventures-vids Funny. l focused more on wondering why it had one black wing.
Outstanding effort coming up with these lost-to-time aircraft! Looking forward to your next entry!!
@trottermalone379 Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it.
Thank you for bringing this wonderful video and information to us.
@@kikufutaba524 Thanks. l am glad you enjoyed it.
Looks like a useful design
The plane had a huge wing area and only 2,000 kg! Nice video, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
A rather attractive airplane, even if it was short on power. I'm guessing the service ceiling was an estimate.
Very well done video!
Thanks
I've always been fascinate by this design. It looks like a mosquito with batwings. (or, Beech-18 size fuselage with DC-3 size wings). Then there's other surprises - with a full load of 2 pilots + 14 passengers, it could fly on only 245hp each! (then again, that was projected, who knows if it could actually achieve that) It cruised slow, but landed at almost a walking pace.
@aircraftadventures-vids Yes good comparisons. I think it would have struggled normally, and in the mountains/high airports, it was designed for. Guttless, basically.
Great video! Thank you for creating it. I find some of those performance numbers a little difficult to accept. So, it had about the same cruise speed as a fixed gear 150 hp Cessna 172 or a Piper Cherokee 140 and a lower MCA than a Super Cub?!
I'd seen pictures of this aircraft before but never with a manufacturer or name attached, thinking it might be related to the Argentinian Dinfia company. An interesting aircraft, particularly that wing platform.
@IntrospectorGeneral Possibly it is not mentioned who actually built it.
I think this aircraft would been a success as it did exactly what is was meant to do. But pity water in the fuel tank took it down which today is some thing you test for every time you fuel up and daily checks.
A pair of R-985's from the Stearman biplane with 400 hp per side would have woken this up, though you will need a taller rudder. Also, the gear were fixed down? That needed to change. And I'd saw at least 5 feet off of each wing.
Interesting video....
Retractable gear would have added weight.
@@ahahaha3505 The R-985's would have negated that.
@@Flies2FLL Fair point.
that's quite some wingspan and wing root it's got.
I guess it was needed to do the short takeoff/landing thing.
Yes indeed.
LOVE THE HISTORY.....DID MEXICO BUILD ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT..?
@@EdwardKelly-vi9sg Nothing as big.
@@talesfromthehutandhangar Please show more MEXICAN built aircraft.....I never knew Mexico had an AEROSPACE INDUSTRY....
@@EdwardKelly-vi9sg I may do.
@@talesfromthehutandhangar thanx 😊
Pronounced Auda. Great video.
@williamroberts1819 Thanks. I just cover English aircraft in the future 😉
@@talesfromthehutandhangar Either way you will speak French when it comes to aircraft.
@@williamroberts1819 🤣
There’s something always interesting about a bloke in a shed 😂
@Vtarngpb Indeed, a man needs a shed!
That's not what she shed
It's a real shame someone didn't pick up this design it looked to be an economy STOL😢
Those engines seemed pretty big... I figured the HP rating would be larger than the stated 245 HP. Also, did you notice how slim the pilot was? Yikes... people just weren't fat in those days, lol.
@@wasserdagger 🥯🍔🍟
2:57 "... neutral [sic] miles ..." -- believe you meant "nautical".
Yes.
My error, it is so dull reading the stats!
That's a shame bothe the Designer and Test Pilot were killed. 245 HP in each powerplant sounds underpowered. 500 on each wing would have more thrust. I suppose Lascurain was trying for VW-like economy. Regardless of engine size, bad gas will do you in.
Mid wing! Low wing surely?
@finlayfraser9952 Good point, never picked up on that. Duh!
His first name Angel is pronounced as, "AHN-hell."
@@EricCoop l always screw up pronunciation!
Mexico with Luscarain could have been a much bigger and advanced aviation power than Brazil with Embraer.
@lanbaode Yes possibly
Why do British people mangle Spanish names and words?
@richardlahan7068 Good question. I use Google Translation. I try my best! Apologies! What did l cock up on?
@talesfromthehutandhangar Spanish vowels are pronounced : a = ah e = eh
i = ee o = oh and u = ooh. The double L in Spanish is a separate letter and is pronounced like a Y in English (llama would be pronounced "yama"). The name Portillo would be pronounced "Portiyo". I hope this helps. These rules apply all the time in Spanish unless you're using a loan word from another language.
@@richardlahan7068 I think l will just cover English aircraft 😉
Talking thru crooked teeth ...??
Under powered, by a lot.
Yes