IPT-5 Jaraguá
| IPT-5 Jaraguá | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glider |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1941 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The IPT-5 Jaraguá was a glider produced by the Brazilian Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas (IPT).
history
Due to the war, all aircraft designers relied on new developments in order to achieve better performance for combat aircraft, including the Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas from 1940. The institute's chief engineer, Romeu Corsini , worked with Clay Presgrave do Amaral , a specialist in glider construction, to develop an experimental glider with a novel wing profile. In mid-1941, work on it was completed and the first flight took place. From 1941 the machine was used for numerous tests over the next ten years.
construction
The IPT-5 had a circular fuselage with a largely glazed aerodynamic bow, in which the closed cockpit was with two seats next to each other. The aircraft was a wooden structure and was partly covered with plywood, partly with canvas. The IPT-5 was larger than any glider built in Brazil until then. The aircraft was designed as a middle-decker with a conventional tail unit and had a single wheel under the fuselage.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | 7.2 m |
| span | 17 m |
| height | 1.43 m |
| Wing area | 16 m² |
| Wing extension | 18.1 |
| Glide ratio | 28 |
| Slightest sinking | |
| Empty mass | 197 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 357 kg |
| Minimum speed | 55 km / h |
| Top speed | 160 km / h |
See also
literature
- Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, pp. 218 ff. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
- Roberto Pereira: Aircraft Building A Brazilian Heritage , 2008, p. 108 ff., ISBN 85-893-5703-1
Web links
- Livro Pioneirismo nos Ceus A Historia da Divisao de Aeronautica do IPTS .38 pdf, (Portuguese), accessed on May 14, 2018
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, pp. 218 ff., ISBN 85-250-2137-7