Industria Paranaense de Estruturas

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Industria Paranaense de Estruturas Ltda.
legal form Ltda.
founding 1972
Seat Curitiba , BrazilBrazilBrazil 
Branch aviation
Website ipeaeronaves.com.br

The Industria Paranaense de Estruturas is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer .

history

The Brazilian engineer Carlos Pessoa Boscardin has been working in the aviation industry since 1960. In 1972 he founded his own company, which initially dealt with the construction of gliders . When the Brazilian government put a light trainer aircraft out to tender for the Brazilian aero clubs, the company acquired the distribution and production rights for the Mudry Cap 10 . The first aircraft built under license flew for the first time in 1986. Under the name IPE 04 , work was carried out on a further development of the CAP-10 from 1989 onwards, from which two machines are said to have flown. However, the government then opted for Argentine-made aircraft, whereupon IPE ran into financial difficulties and could only survive by building boats. In addition, their own aircraft, the IPE 06, was developed, which was able to complete its maiden flight in 1990. Only 15 of them were built, so aircraft development was again suspended for a few years. It was not until an American investor got on board in the early 2000s that aircraft development was resumed and the IPE 06A was brought onto the market. Currently, the company produces in addition to the IPE 06A , the IPE / PL 010 , an agricultural aircraft, and develops the IPE 014 , a 10-seater light transport aircraft.

Products

Gliders

  • IPE KW.1 Quero-Quero
  • IPE KW.2 Biguá
  • IPE 02 nhapecan
  • IPE 05 Quero-Quero - planned further development of KW.1, canceled in the planning phase
  • IPE 08 World Class (internally referred to as Tapera) - Was designed based on a tender by the FAI for a new medium- speed glider suitable for training and competitions. In addition, the machine should be economical and easy to maintain. The aircraft should be named World Class and the winner of the tender should then be proposed by the FAI for global license manufacture. IPE submitted its proposal, a considerably revised KW.1 Quero-Quero . The PZL PW-5 won the tender .
  • Akaflieg Braunschweig SB 5 - between 1970 and 1980 two pieces were built under license using local woods (according to Roberto Pereira as IPE SB-2 )
  • Neukom S-4 Elfe 15 - between 1978 and 1985 three units were built under license (according to Roberto Pereira as IPE Elfe IV )
  • IPE Super Urupema - Four Embraer EMB 400s were subsequently modified by IPE in such a way that a higher cockpit hood and other seats were installed that allowed the pilots to sit lying down instead of almost lying down as before.

Powered aircraft

  • IPE 03 - motor glider project, not finished.
  • IPE 04 - Further development of the CAP-10, externally the same, with a revised structure and different motorization
  • IPE 06 / IPE 06A - two-seater microlight aircraft
  • IPE 07 - planned tow plane based on the IPE 06 Curucaca
  • IPE / PL 010 - agricultural aircraft
  • IPE 014
  • Mudry Cap 10 - license production

Additional information

  • Marc Volland: The aircraft from Embraer: and other Latin American aircraft manufacturers from 1945 , ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0 , p. 125 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 209. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
  2. ↑ Marc Volland: The aircraft from Embraer: and other Latin American aircraft manufacturers from 1945 , p. 125 ff. ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0
  3. ↑ Company website
  4. ^ Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 212. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
  5. ^ A b Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 206. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
  6. ^ Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 213. ISBN 85-250-2137-7
  7. ^ Roberto Pereira: Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros , 1997, p. 211. ISBN 85-250-2137-7