IPT-0 Bichinho
| IPT-0 Bichinho | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Light aircraft |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1940 |
| Number of pieces: |
4th |
The IPT-0 Bichinho was a light aircraft produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas (IPT).
History and construction
The IPT-0 was developed from 1937 by Frederico A. Brotero and Orton Hoover for the Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas . The aircraft is designed as a low wing aircraft with a fixed tail wheel landing gear and a conventional tail unit. The machine is made entirely of wood and featured a number of technical innovations, such as the elliptical wings. The four machines built were equipped with different engines, on the one hand with a Walter Micron I in-line engine with 44 kW and on the other hand, in the version as IPT-0B Bichinho II , with the Continental C-85-12F four-cylinder Boxer engine with 63 kW. Other engines are said to have also been used. In addition, the actually open single-seat cockpit could also be closed. At least one machine was used for aerobatic training at the Rio Clara City Aero Club until the end .
An IPT-0B Bichinho II flew until around 1988 and was then given to the Museu Aerospacial in Rio de Janeiro, where it has been on display since the restoration.
Versions
- IPT-0 Bichinho - equipped with a Walter Micron I in-line motor with 44 kW. 1 built.
- IPT-0A Bichinho - nothing further known. 1 built.
- IPT-0B Bichinho II - Continental C-85-12F four-cylinder boxer engine with 63 kW. 2 built.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data (IPT-0B Bichinho II) |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | 5.60 m |
| span | 6.80 m |
| height | 1.66 m |
| Wing area | 5.4 m² |
| Empty mass | 260 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 480 kg |
| Cruising speed | 200 km / h |
| Top speed | 240 km / h |
| Service ceiling | ? |
| Range | 800 km |
| Engines | 1 × Continental C-85-12F four-cylinder boxer engine with 63 kW |
See also
Web links
- IPT-0 “Bichinho II” on Museu Aeroespacial (Portuguese), accessed February 17, 2018
- IPT-0 Bichinho on airwar.ru (Russian), accessed February 17, 2018
- IPT-0 BICHINHO: A MARAVILHA DE MADEIRA NACIONAL (Portuguese), accessed February 17, 2018
- IPT IPT.0 Bichinho on aviadejavu.ru (Russian), accessed February 17, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Você sabia? Que o IPT foi um dos pioneiros no campo da aviação? (Portuguese), accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ a b c IPT-0 “Bichinho II” on Museu Aeroespacial (Portuguese), accessed on February 17, 2018
- ↑ IPT-0 BICHINHO: A MARAVILHA DE MADEIRA NACIONAL (Portuguese), accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ a b IPT-0 Bichinho on airwar.ru (Russian), accessed on February 17, 2018