DINFIA IA 53

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IA 53 Mamboretá
Type Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer DINFIA
Maiden flight ca. 1965
Number built 2

The DINFIA IA 53 Mamboretá (Spanish: "Praying Mantis") was an agricultural aircraft developed in Argentina in the 1960s. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Accommodation for the pilot and a single passenger was provided under a broad bubble canopy. Two prototypes were constructed, but no production ensued. One of the aircraft is preserved at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáuticas.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 21.5 m² (231 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,525 kg (3,362 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-R, 126 kW (170 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
  • Range: 750 km (470 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,100 ft)


[edit] References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 326. 


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