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TNCA Serie H "Parasol"
	TNCA Serie H in Museo Militar de Aviación
Role	Bomber
National origin	Mexico
Manufacturer	TNCA
First flight	1916
Status	retired
Primary users	Mexican Air Force; ->
Number built	13

The TNCA Serie H "Parasol" was a Mexican bomber and reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by the Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (TNCA). It was a high-wing monoplane (which was very unusual at the time), which allowed better speed performance. It was one of the first aircraft models made by TNCA and was designed as a "Technology Tester", in order to improve the designs of subsequent models. Its design was very similar to the Morane-Saulnier L, especially the design of the landing gear, mast and the controls of the rudders, however the fuselage structure was made of metal tubes. It was powered by a 60 HP TNCA Aztatl six cylinders air cooled engine, with an Anáhuac propeller.

The aircraft did not have fixed weapons, however side-shot machine guns could be mounted, and bombs could be carried under the fuselage.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

One example of the Serie H is preserved at the Mexican Air Force Museum (Museo Militar de Aviacion) in Santa Lucía.

Specifications

Data from Airwar.ru,^[5] SEDENA,^[6] Wikimedia commons^[7]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 gunner
Length: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 17 m² (180 sq ft)
Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × TNCA Aztatl 6-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed Anáhuac

Performance

Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
Range: 333 km (207 mi, 180 nmi)
Service ceiling: 1,800 m (6,000 ft)

Armament

1 × 7.92 mm Rexer Machine gun
6 × 12 lb (5.4 kg) Chapultepec Bombs

References

^ "TNCA aircraft, the Series H and the 3-E-130 series". Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ SEDENA. "Material aéreo histórico de la F.A.M." [Historical Air Material of the Mexican Air Force] (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ Téllez Morales, Sergio. "TNCA Serie H" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "Serie H" (in Russian). Уголок неба (Sky Corner). 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "Serie H" (in Russian). Уголок неба (Sky Corner). 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ SEDENA. "Material aéreo histórico de la F.A.M." [Historical Air Material of the Mexican Air Force] (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ NS777 (2022-05-20). "File:Ficha técnica TNCA Seria H.jpg". Wikimedia commons. Retrieved 2022-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)