IPT-16 surubim

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IPT-16 surubim
IPT-16 surubim
Type: Sport plane
Design country:

BrazilBrazil Brazil

Manufacturer:

Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas

First flight:

17th September 1959

Number of pieces:

1

The IPT-16 Surubim is a sport aircraft produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas (IPT).

history

In 1949, Joseph Kovacs , a Hungarian-born aircraft engineer who worked at the Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas in São Paulo , suggested that the institute design and build an experimental, high-performance, light aircraft based around a Hirth-HM imported before the war -506 engine should be constructed around. However, since the institute did not support Kovács, he and his institute colleague Sylvio de Oliveira began to work in a rented building on the machine, which was now called Surubim (little devil). In 1951, Kovács left the institute, so Oliveira continued working on the prototype alone. The machine was acquired by IPT in 1953 as a flying test platform and was now named IPT-16 Surubim . The work on the aircraft was slow, however, so that it could only take off on its maiden flight on September 17, 1959. Despite some weaknesses, the overall performance was good. After it had served its purpose as a test platform, the aircraft was handed over to the Aeroclube de Rio Claro , where it was used for aerobatic training until the 1980s.

The machine was donated to the Museu Aerospecial in Rio de Janeiro in 1989 , where it has been on display since its restoration.

construction

The machine is a wooden construction, which is planked with plywood from local woods and has a conventional tail unit. It has a closed cockpit and a retractable tail wheel landing gear, which was replaced by a fixed landing gear in 1979.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
length 6.95 m
span 7.70 m
height 2.10 m
Wing area 7.70 m²
Empty mass 440 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 700 kg
Cruising speed ?
Top speed 340 km / h
Service ceiling ?
Range 700 km
Engines 1 × Hirth-HM-506A 6 -cylinder in-line engine with 120 kW

See also

literature

  • Bridgman, Leonard Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54, 1953.
  • Pereira, Roberto "Brazilian 'Little Devil'". Air International, December 1977 p. 299 ff.

Web links

Commons : IPT-16 Surubim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Bridgman, Leonard Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54, 1953.
  2. ↑ a b c Pereira, Roberto "Brazilian 'Little Devil'". Air International, December 1977 p. 299 ff.
  3. ↑ a b c Surubim - IPT-16 (Portuguese), accessed February 16, 2018