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I.Ae.32 Chingolo

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Top speed
  
230 km/h

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Manufacturer
  
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones

The IAe.32 Chingolo (named after the South American bird) was a civil trainer, touring and aerobatic aircraft developed in Argentina in the 1940s. It was designed by Ernesto Vicente and developed by the Instituto Aerotécnico for manufacture by the company “Mario Vicente Construcciones Aeronáuticas” in Córdoba Province as an initiative under President Juan Perón's first five year plan.

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Design and development

The design, which shared some of the technical characteristics of the earlier I.Ae. 31 Colibrí, was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with and had fixed tailwheel undercarriage; seating a student pilot (or passenger) and instructor (or pilot) in a tandem enclosed cockpit. Only one prototype was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, student pilot and instructor
  • Length: 8,12 m ( ft in)
  • Wingspan: 10,70 m ( ft in)
  • Height: 2.10 m ( ft in)
  • Wing area: 16.50 m2 ( ft2)
  • Empty weight: 750 kg ( lb)
  • Gross weight: 981 kg ( lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Blackburn Cirrus Major 3, 115 kW (155 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 230 km/h ( mph)
  • Endurance: 1 hours  50 min
  • Service ceiling: 5,180 m ( ft)

    • References

    I.Ae.32 Chingolo Wikipedia
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