DINFIA IA 45

DINFIA IA 45
Type:	Business jet
Design country:	Argentina
Manufacturer:	DINFIA
First flight:	September 23, 1957
Number of pieces:	2

The DINFIA IA 45 was a light twin-engine transport aircraft produced by the Argentine manufacturer DINFIA .

History and construction

The IA 45 was designed as a cantilevered shoulder-decker, which was powered by two Lycoming O-320 boxer engines with pusher propellers and had a retractable nose wheel landing gear. The metal airplane had a fuselage rising towards the tail and a double vertical tail. The first prototype took off on its maiden flight on September 23, 1957. The machine offered space for a pilot and four passengers. The second prototype had more powerful Lycoming O-360 boxer engines and had space for 5 passengers.

variants

• IA 45 - prototype, two Lycoming O-320 boxer engines, first flight September 23, 1957
• IA 45B - Improved version with six seats, two Lycoming O-360 boxer engines, first flight November 15, 1960

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data (IA 45B)
crew	1
Passengers	5
length	8.92 m
span	13.75 m
height	2.79 m
Wing area	19.3 m²
Empty mass	1170 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1800 kg
Cruising speed	245 km / h
Top speed	275 km / h
Service ceiling	7500 m
Range	1100 km
Engines	2 × Lycoming O-360 4-cylinder boxer aircraft engines with 134 kW each

literature

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing
• Taylor, John WR Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961-62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961.

Web links

Commons : DINFIA IA 45  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• IA 45 on airwar.ru accessed on March 14, 2016
• IA 45 from avionslegendaires.net.Retrieved March 14, 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961-62