The Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (TNCA) (national aviation workshops) was an aircraft manufacturer established outside
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
in 1915. TNCA closed in 1930, was briefly revived in 1941 under the name ''Talleres Generales de Aeronáutica'' (TGA) and again in 1947.
The main designers were Brigadier General and engineer
Juan Francisco Azcárate
Brigadier General Engineer Juan Francisco Azcárate Pino (December 8, 1896 – June 2, 1987) was an officer in the Mexican military, a diplomat, and a designer of military aircraft.
As chief of the department of aviation, Azcárate oversaw ...
, and Italian engineer
Francisco Santarini, who manufactured a variety of domestically-designed military aircraft, propellers and engines.
Aircraft
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TNCA Series A - biplane.
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TNCA Serie B
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TNCA Series C- biplane, powered by a Hispano-Suiza engine. Also called ''Microplano Veloz'' and ''Microbio''.
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TNCA Serie D derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie E
The TNCA Serie E was a family of various monoplanes built in Mexico by the Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (National Aeronautical Construction Workshops).
Design and development
The first aircraft of the Serie E family was ...
- biplane.
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TNCA Serie F derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie G derived from the Bleriot and Morane-Saulnier aircraft.
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TNCA Serie H - bomber, monoplane, high wing, double control.
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TNCA MTW-1
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TNCA TTS-5
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TNCA O-E-1 ''Azcárate''
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Sea Teziutlán
The Sea Teziutlán was a primary training aircraft designed by the engineer Antonio Sea and built by Talleres Generales de Aeronáutica Militar.
Design and development
In 1940 General Roberto Fierro Villalobos was re-appointed as commander of t ...
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Avro 504
The Avro 504 is a single-engine biplane bomber made by the Avro, Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during World War I totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind ...
- built under license and called ''Avro Anáhuac''.
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O2U-4A Corsair - built under license and named ''Corsario Azcárate.''
Other vehicles
*TNCA Salinas Tank
*Caloca Hovercraft
Engines
;Aztatl
:The first aircraft engine manufactured in Mexico starting on 1917. The engine was an air-cooled radial and was built in versions of three, six (80 hp) and ten cylinders.
;SS México
:National design and manufacture.
;Trébol
:A three-cylinder, 45 hp engine.
;Anzani, Gnome and Hispano-Suiza
:Built by TNCA in Mexico under licence.
Some TNCA aircraft were powered by ''Wright'' and ''Renault'' engines.
Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional - Material Aéreo Histórico I
/ref> TNCA engineers also designed and produced the high performance Anáhuac Propeller, later copied by several countries.
References
External links
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Mexican aviation ''Aztec Anachronism''
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Aircraft manufacturers of Mexico
Defunct manufacturing companies of Mexico