IPAI-32
| IPAI-32 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Microlight |
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The IPAI-32 was a development of the Brazilian IPAI, Escola de Engenharia de Sâo Carlos .
History and construction
The machine was developed at the Escola de Engenharia de Sâo Carlos under the direction of Romeu Corsini . The single-engine shoulder-wing aircraft had double tail girders and a fixed nose wheel landing gear. In the closed cabin there were two seats next to each other, behind them the engine that was supposed to drive a pusher propeller. The fuselage consisted of a welded tubular steel construction, the wings of an aluminum construction that would have been covered with plastic. Ultimately, only a scaled-down model was built for the wind tunnel. The aircraft should have been powered by a 4-cylinder piston engine with 51 kW, which was specially converted by the engineers of the IPAI for the use of alcohol as fuel, but was then not used.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | m |
| span | 11 m |
| height | ? m |
| Wing area | 13.2 m² |
| Empty mass | ? kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 500 kg |
| Cruising speed | 126 km / h |
| Top speed | 146 km / h |
| Service ceiling | ? m |
| Range | 3 hours |
| Engines | 1 × alcohol-powered 4-cylinder piston engine with 51 kW |
See also
literature
- Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 203, ISBN 85-250-2137-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 203, ISBN 85-250-2137-7