FMA Ae.C.3

FMA Ae.C.3 Urubera
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Type:	Multipurpose aircraft
Design country:	Argentina
Manufacturer:	Fábrica Militar de Aviones
First flight:	March 27, 1934
Number of pieces:	16

The FMA Ae.C.3 Urubera was a light multi-purpose aircraft produced by the Argentine manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones .

History and construction

The Ae.C.3 was developed to replace the aircraft used by the Argentine aviation clubs. It was a light multi-purpose aircraft and a direct further development of the FMA Ae.C.1 and FMA Ae.C.2 series. The crew of the Ae.C.3 sat one behind the other in a closed cockpit. The aircraft was designed as a low-wing aircraft and had a non-retractable tail landing gear. The wings were made of wood and, like the fuselage made of steel tubes, were covered with fabric. It was powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major five-cylinder radial engine with 97 kW.

A revised version, the Ae.C.3G , took off on its maiden flight on January 21, 1936. Landing flaps were used for the first time on an aircraft produced in Argentina. The aircraft was powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major with 108 kW. The machine flew with an open cockpit, but was later provided with a closed cockpit roof.

Another version was the aerodynamically improved Ae.C.4 , which flew for the first time on October 17, 1936. Only one copy of this machine was built.

Versions

• Ae.C.3 - powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major with 97 kW
• Ae.C.3G - powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major with 108 kW and landing flaps
• Ae.C.4 - aerodynamically improved Ae.C.3G

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
Passengers	1
length	8.20 m
span	12.30 m
height	2.5 m
Wing area	19 m²
Empty mass	670 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	964 kg
Cruising speed	152 km / h
Top speed	170 km / h
Service ceiling	5500 m
Range	700 km
Engines	1 × Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major five-cylinder radial engine with 97 kW

See also

• List of aircraft types

literature

• Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1938, p. 4c

Web links

• FMA Ae.C.3 at airwar.ru (Russian), accessed May 19, 2016
• Ae.C.3 at luftfahrtmuseum.com , accessed on May 19, 2016
• Ae.C.3 from aircraft-catalog.com , accessed on May 19, 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ae.C.3G at airspot.ru (Russian), accessed May 19, 2016
2. ↑ Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1938, p. 4c
3. ↑ FMA Ae.C.3 on airwar.ru (Russian), accessed on May 19, 2016