DINFIA IA 53

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IA 53 Mamboretá
FMA-IA-53.jpg
Role Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer DINFIA
First flight ca. 1965
Number built 2

The DINFIA IA 53 Mamboretá (Guaraní for "Praying Mantis") was an agricultural aircraft developed in Argentina by DINFIA in the 1960s.

Description

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The IA 53 was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional undercarriage configuration with fixed tailwheel. Accommodation for the pilot and a single passenger was provided under a broad bubble canopy.

Two prototypes were constructed, but no production ensued.

Survivors

One aircraft is preserved at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Morón, Buenos Aires.


Specifications

File:FMA IA53.jpg
Front view of the preserved IA 53

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 21.52 m2 (231.6 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.25:1
  • Airfoil: NACA 4412
  • Empty weight: 844 kg (1,861 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,525 kg (3,362 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 180 L (40 imp gal; 48 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540-B2B5 air-cooled flat-six engine, 175 kW (235 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph; 116 kn)
  • Cruising speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
  • Range: 650 km (404 mi; 351 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3.84 m/s (755 ft/min)

References

Notes

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Bibliography
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  1. Taylor 1969, p. 4.