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DINFIA IA 53

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Top speed
  
215 km/h

Length
  
8.2 m

Wingspan
  
12 m

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Manufacturer
  
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones

The DINFIA IA 53 Mamboretá (Guaraní for "Praying Mantis") was an agricultural aircraft developed in Argentina by DINFIA in the 1960s.

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Description

The IA 53 was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional undercarriage configuration with fixed tailwheel. Accommodation for the pilot and a single passenger was provided under a broad bubble canopy.

Two prototypes were constructed, but no production ensued.

Survivors

One aircraft is preserved at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Morón, Buenos Aires.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 21.52 m2 (231.6 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.25:1
  • Airfoil: NACA 4412
  • Empty weight: 844 kg (1,861 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,525 kg (3,362 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 180 L (40 imp gal; 48 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540-B2B5 air-cooled flat-six engine, 175 kW (235 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph; 116 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
  • Range: 650 km (404 mi; 351 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3.84 m/s (755 ft/min)

    • References

    DINFIA IA 53 Wikipedia
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