FMA I.Ae. 32

FMA I.Ae. 32 Chingolo
Type:	Trainer aircraft
Design country:	Argentina
Manufacturer:	Fábrica Militar de Aviones
First flight:	1949
Number of pieces:	1

The FMA I.Ae. 32 Chingolo was a trainer aircraft made by the Argentinian manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones .

history

The Chingolo was a further development of the I.Ae. 31 Colibrí by Ernesto Vicente from the Instituto Aerotécnico . The "Chingolo" was also to be produced for the Argentine aeroclubs. However, after only one prototype, the project was abandoned.

construction

The machine was a cantilever low-wing aircraft in a conventional configuration, with a closed tandem cockpit and fixed tail wheel landing gear. The fuselage consisted of a tubular steel construction and, like the wooden wings, was covered with fabric. The machine had a conventional tail unit and was powered by a Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 piston engine with 115 kW.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	2
length	8.12 m
span	10.70 m
height	2.10 m
Wing area	16.50 m²
Empty mass	750 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	981 kg
Cruising speed	195 km / h
Top speed	230 km / h
Service ceiling	5,180 m
Range	1570 km
Engines	1 × Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 piston engine with 115 kW

See also

• List of aircraft types

literature

• Taylor, Michael JH (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. P. 524.
• Bridgeman, Leonard. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1950–1951 edition New York: The Mcgraw.Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950 p.9c
• Burzaco, Ricardo (1995). Las Alas de Perón, Aeronáutica Argentina 1945/1960, ISBN 978-987-96764-4-8 .

Web links

Commons : I.Ae. 32 Chingolo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• I.Ae. 32 Chingolo on airwar.ru (Russian), accessed May 25, 2016
• IAe 32 “Chingolo” on clubiame.com (Spanish), accessed on May 25, 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data on airwar.ru (Russian), accessed on May 25, 2016