04/15/2018. Remarks by Walter van Tilborg: "The A.E.R.1 three-seat roadable light sport aircraft was an original design of Luigi Pellarini and was built by Aeronova Costruzioni Aeronautiche at Tarcento, Italy. It was one of the first post-war light aircraft in Italy and the sole prototype was exhibited at the 1948 Fiera di Milano (Milan Fair) and first flew on May 9, 1948. Development of the A.E.R.1 was soon stopped and no production took place. The aircraft was powered by an 125 hp Lycoming O-290-AP engine and, aside of the more powerful engine, also differed from the earlier Colli PL-2C (also a design of Pellarini) in having a gull type wing instead of a straight one."

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Type: Single-engined three-seat roadable monoplane.
Wings: High-wing gull-shaped braced monoplane. In three sections, a steel-tube center section and two duralumin framed outer sections. Single-spar structure braced to fuselage by V-struts. Ailerons may also be used as flaps. Outer wing sections fold forward for road use.
Fuselage: All-metal structure. Two booms spring from the lower rear portion of cabin to carry tail unit. Booms are hinged aft, of cabin and tail may be folded up to shroud the propeller for road use.
Tail unit: Cantilever monoplane type with twin fins and rudders. Fixed surfaces are of metal, movable surfaces covered with fabric.
Landing gear: Fixed tricycle type. S.A.G.A. rubber shock-absorbers. Hydraulic brakes on main wheels. Steerable nose wheel.
Power plant: An 125 hp Lycoming O-290-AP four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine driving a two-blade variable-pitch pusher propeller. Delio-Remi electric generator fitted on engine. Fuel tank in center section.
Accommodation: Cabin seats three, two side-by-side with dual controls and one behind. Baggage space aft of rear seat. Large entrance door on each side.

Span: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Length: 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)
Wing area: 132.3 sq.ft (12.3 sq.m)
Empty weight: 935 lb (425 kg)
Loaded weight: 1,562 lb (710 kg)
Wing loading: 11.9 lb/sq.ft (58 kg/sq.m)
Max speed at sea level: 137 mph (220 kmh)
Max speed at 6,560 ft (2,000 m): 130 mph (210 kmh)
Min. speed (without flaps): 56 mph (90 kmh)
Min. speed (with flaps): 50 mph (80 kmh)
Climb: to 3,280 ft (1,000 m) 4 min
Climb: to 6,560 ft (2,000 m) 9 min
Climb: to 13,120 ft (4,000 m) 28 min
Take off run, with flaps: 328 ft (100 m)
Take off run, without flaps: 459 ft (140 m)
Service ceiling: 16,400 ft (5,000 m)
Range: 373 mls (600 km)