IPT-1 Gafanhoto

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IPT-1 Gafanhoto
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Type: Glider
Design country:

BrazilBrazil Brazil

Manufacturer:

Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas

First flight:

1942

Number of pieces:

1

The IPT-1 Gafanhoto was a school glider from the Brazilian Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas (IPT).

history

To enable budding pilots to take their first steps, the Brazilian aero clubs needed a simple beginner glider. The IPT-1 Gafanhoto was the first aircraft designed by the newly established Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas in São Paulo . The plan was to construct a simple airplane that interested associations could build themselves and that could take off with the help of a winch or pulled by a vehicle. The only machine built flew for several years, there was no series production.

construction

The gafanhoto was made entirely from local woods. The aircraft was a braced, braced high-wing aircraft. The fuselage, under which a single skid with rubber buffers was attached, consisted of a wooden frame and was clad with plywood. As with the SG 38 school glider, the pilot sat completely outdoors. The wings and the tail unit were a wooden structure covered with fabric. In the course of the flight tests it turned out that the wings had to be lowered, which led to the central struts being shortened by 20 cm.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
length 5.40 m
span 10.35 m
height ? m
Wing area 15.3 m²
Wing extension ?
Glide ratio ?
Slightest sinking ? m / s at? km / h
Empty mass 115 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 205 kg
Minimum speed 55 km / h
Top speed 120 km / h
Service ceiling ? m
Range ? km

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 216. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
  2. ↑ IPT-01 Gafanhoto on j2mcl-planeurs.net (French), accessed on March 30, 2018