I.Ae.32 Chingolo

I.Ae.32 Chingolo
Role Advanced trainer
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer Instituto Aerotécnico
Designer Ernesto Vicente
First flight 1949
Number built 1

The I.Ae.32 Chingolo (named after the South American bird) was a civil trainer, touring and aerobatic aircraft developed in Argentina in the 1940s. It was designed by Ernesto Vicente and developed by the Instituto Aerotécnico for manufacture by the company “Mario Vicente Construcciones Aeronáuticas” in Córdoba Province as an initiative under President Juan Perón's first five year plan.

Design and development

The design, which shared some of the technical characteristics of the earlier I.Ae. 31 Colibrí, was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with and had fixed tailwheel undercarriage; seating a student pilot (or passenger) and instructor (or pilot) in a tandem enclosed cockpit. Only one prototype was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

Performance

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Further reading

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