I.Ae. 30 Ñancú

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I.Ae. 30 Ñancú

The I.Ae. 30 "Ñancú" was an Argentine twin engine combat aircraft designed by the "Instituto Aerotecnico" (AeroTechnical Institute) in the second half or 1940s, similar to the De Havilland "Hornet".

1 Background
2 Specifications
3 References
4 External links
5 Related content

[edit] Background

It had a metallic structure, its power plant consisted on 2 Rolls-Royce "Merlín" 604 inline engines, each with a power of 1.800 HP at 3.000 RPM and four bladed propellers.

The only prototype flew the 18 July 1948, its pilot being captain Edmundo Osvaldo Weiss.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

Wingspan 15 m; length 11,52 m; heigth 5,16 m; wing surface 35,32 m2; empty weight 6.208 kg; total weight 7.600 kg; wing load 215 kg/m2; weight-power ratio 2.11 kg/HP.

Performance

maximum speed 740 km/h at 6.400 m; cruise speed 500 km/h; landing speed ? km/h; service ceiling 8.000 mts; absolute ceiling ? m; range 2.700 km / 5 hs 25 min.

Armament

6 x 20 mm fixed guns + 1 x 250 kg bomb (under fuselage) + 10 rockets (under wings).

[edit] References

Article on the 50th anniversary of the "Fabrica Militar de Aviones" listing all the aircraft developed and manufactured there since 1927, Aerospacio, Buenos Aires, 1977. (in Spanish)

Article online on the 75th anniversary of the "Fabrica Militar de Aviones", Aerospacio, Buenos Aires, 2002. (in Spanish) [1]