IPAI-33 Gaivota
| IPAI-33 Gaivota | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Amphibious aircraft |
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| Manufacturer: | |
Under the project name IPAI-33 Gaivota , work began on a single-engine amphibious aircraft in Brazil from 1991 .
History and construction
The machine was developed at the Escola de Engenharia de Sâo Carlos under the direction of Romeu Corsini . Work on the machine began in 1991, but the work was never completed. The aircraft was designed as a strutted shoulder-wing monoplane with double tail girders. The nose wheel can be retracted into the boat-shaped hull and the main landing gear can be folded up to the side. The downward pointing wing ends were intended as support floats. 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 construction consisted of welded steel tubes and composite materials, the wing center section was made of aluminum.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | ? m |
| span | 10 m |
| height | ? m |
| Wing area | ? m² |
| Empty mass | 400 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 700 kg |
| Cruising speed | 180 km / h |
| Top speed | 220 km / h |
| Service ceiling | ? m |
| Range | 10 hours |
| Engines | 1 × modified car engine with 110 kW |
See also
literature
- Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, pp. 203 ff, ISBN 85-250-2137-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, pp. 203 ff, ISBN 85-250-2137-7