I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I
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| IAe 27 Pulqui I | |
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 The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I prototype in 1951 |
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| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) |
| Designed by | Émile Dewoitine |
| Maiden flight | 9 August 1947 |
| Retired | 1951 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | Fuerza Aérea Argentina |
| Number built | 1 prototype |
The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet fighter designed at the "Instituto Aerotecnico" (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946.
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[edit] Design and development
The design was created by a team led by the French engineer Émile Dewoitine which included engineers Juan Ignacio San Martín (mil.), Enrique Cardeilhac and Norberto L. Morchio.
The fuselage was semi-monocoque with elliptical cross-section, air intake was in the nose and surrounded the cockpit. The reduced internal fuselage volume forced the fuel tanks to be installed exclusively in the wings, which resulted in a significant reduction of its range.
[edit] Testing and evaluation
The prototype flew on 9 August 1947 wth test pilot 1st. Lt. Osvaldo Weiss at the controls. The history of this aircraft was brief, as its performance was considered unsatisfactory and in the meantime the studies for the more evolved FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II were quite advanced. Nevertheless, its role in the history of aviation is quite significant as it was the first jet combat aircraft developed and built in Argentina and Latin America. This made Argentina the 5th nation in the world being able to accomplish this task by itself.
The restored prototype is currently at the National Aeronautics Museum ("Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica") of the Argentine Air Force ("Fuerza Aérea Argentina"), at Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
[edit] Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics Wingspan 11,25 m (initial version, rounded wingtips) or 10,50 m (final version, squared wingtips); length 9,69 m; height ?3,39 m; wing surface 19,70 m2 (initial version); empty weight 2.358 kg; maximum takeoff weight 3.600 kg; wing load ? kg/m2. Powerplant: Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 turbojet engine, 1.633 kg thrust.
Performance maximum speed 720 km/h; cruise speed 600 km/h; landing speed 150 km/h; service ceiling 14 000 mts; range 900 km / 1 hr 30 min.
Armament (projected, never fitted to prototype) 4 x 20 mm fixed nose guns + underwing bombs or rockets.
[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)
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1951.
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MiG-9 'Fargo', USSR 1947
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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star , USA 1945
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