Aerospace Industry in Latin America
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An aircraft engine designed in Argentina it is the I.Ae. 16 "El Gaucho" is a radial aircraft engine of 9 cylinders and 450 HP, designed by the Institute Aviation technician (I.Ae.) of Argentina in 1943.
It was applied on the I.Ae. 22 DL
Interesting story about the I.Ae-22 DL. A great uncle of mine work at FMA at the time said that prior to this aircraft going into production, the Engineers sent out a “request for proposal” from the private sector to provide the nuts bolts and rivets to assemble the aircraft and that they receive very inexpensive high quality parts. Probable the last time the private sector was utilized in armaments production.
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b787
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I agree it is hard to balance the private sector with the government involvement.
In Mexico the only aircraft to ever been like the Huanquero was the Series A and H by TNCA in 1916, later models had always a foreign made engine.
Nowadays the Mexican government says the Spectrum Freedom 40 jet will be 100% Mexican made, well to be honest, it will be only made in Mexico, but it is an american design made by an american company in Mexico.
In Mexico as well as in Argentina there has been attempts to export aircraft, the LASA 60, was exported, a few examples to Japan .
However it is very hard to make aircraft sucessful economically speaking it requires more than several designs to do it, it is a constant work to achieve it
By the way i did not know 200 I.Ae-22 DL. A were ever made!
This makes it one of the most produced aircraft of Latin America
Miragedriver
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The I.Ae. 30 "Ñancú" was an twin designed by the (AeroTechnical Institute) in the late 1940s, similar to the , but made of metal rather than wood. Only one prototype was completed; the project was abandoned in favour of a jet aircraft.
The I.Ae. 30 "Ñancú", named after an indigenous eagle of , was designed by engineer , who had come to Argentina in 1946. Pallavicino led a team of Argentine technicians and engineers in developing the concept of a high-speed escort fighter, intended to be operated in conjunction with the used in the .
The I.Ae. 30 had a metal structure, its powerplants consisted of two 604 engines, each developing 1,800 hp at 3,000 RPM, and four-bladed . The armament would consist of six 20 mm mounted in the nose, although later plans called for 20 mm as well as a 250 kg bomb under the fuselage and two batteries of five 83 mm rockets fitted underneath the wings. Nevertheless, the prototypes were unarmed.
By the end of 1947, a contract was received for the first of three projected prototypes. On 9 June 1948 the first prototype was ready for ground tests and on 17 July 1948, the I.Ae. 30 took to the air for the first time, piloted by Captain Edmundo Osvaldo Weiss.
The test results proved that the aircraft possessed good flying characteristics as well as meeting performance specifications. During a cross country flight, from to , the Ñancú reached a level speed of 780 km/h, setting a new piston engined speed record in South America, an achievement that has not been surpassed. Although the prototype was achieving design goals, the Fuerza Aérea Argentina was already considering the as their future fighter program.
With official interest diminishing, in early 1949, the sole flying prototype was badly damaged in a landing accident when test pilot Carlos Fermín Bergaglio misjudged a landing and crashed. Although the pilot was uninjured and the aircraft could have been repaired, the made a decision to abandon the project with the wrecked prototype, as well as the two unfinished prototypes still at the factory being scrapped.
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The I.Ae. 30 "Ñancú", named after an indigenous eagle of , was designed by engineer , who had come to Argentina in 1946. Pallavicino led a team of Argentine technicians and engineers in developing the concept of a high-speed escort fighter, intended to be operated in conjunction with the used in the .
The I.Ae. 30 had a metal structure, its powerplants consisted of two 604 engines, each developing 1,800 hp at 3,000 RPM, and four-bladed . The armament would consist of six 20 mm mounted in the nose, although later plans called for 20 mm as well as a 250 kg bomb under the fuselage and two batteries of five 83 mm rockets fitted underneath the wings. Nevertheless, the prototypes were unarmed.
By the end of 1947, a contract was received for the first of three projected prototypes. On 9 June 1948 the first prototype was ready for ground tests and on 17 July 1948, the I.Ae. 30 took to the air for the first time, piloted by Captain Edmundo Osvaldo Weiss.
The test results proved that the aircraft possessed good flying characteristics as well as meeting performance specifications. During a cross country flight, from to , the Ñancú reached a level speed of 780 km/h, setting a new piston engined speed record in South America, an achievement that has not been surpassed. Although the prototype was achieving design goals, the Fuerza Aérea Argentina was already considering the as their future fighter program.
With official interest diminishing, in early 1949, the sole flying prototype was badly damaged in a landing accident when test pilot Carlos Fermín Bergaglio misjudged a landing and crashed. Although the pilot was uninjured and the aircraft could have been repaired, the made a decision to abandon the project with the wrecked prototype, as well as the two unfinished prototypes still at the factory being scrapped.
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Miragedriver
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The third largest production run in Argentina (after the I.A.e -22 with 200, the IA-58 with 120) was the I.Ae.24 Calquin.
The I.Ae.24 Calquin (a word which means "Royal Eagle") was a designed and built by the Instituto Aerotécnico (Córdoba) in Argentina in the immediate post- era. Although superficially a "look-alike" for the , the I.Ae.24 was powered by twin -G “Twin Wasp” giving it a distinct appearance. After an operational career spanning two decades, the Calquin was retired.
Patterned after the successful de Havilland Mosquito, the Calquín had a wooden structure similar to the , and was the first twin-engined aircraft designed and built in Argentina. The I.Ae.24 design was based on a mid-mounted wooden (indigenous woods were used throughout) wings with fabric-covered flying surfaces. The conventional main retracted into the engine while the tailwheel retracted into the aft . The two-man crew were seated side-by-side under a large transparency constructed partly of with glass panels. The armament consisted of four 12.7 mm machine guns grouped in the nose. Some examples later had four 20 mm cannons and an internal bombload of 1,764 lb (800 kg) kg along with 12 rockets (75 mm) mounted under the wings.
Originally the I.Ae. 24 was also intended to be equipped with but an adequate supply of the powerplants was not possible, consequently Pratt & Whitney R-1830-G “Twin Wasp” radials of 1,050 hp (782.5 kW) were substituted. Performance estimates of a Merlin-powered variant would have made it comparable to the Mosquito but the R-1830-powered prototype was able to achieve only 273 mph (440 km/h), making the aircraft unstable and prone to stalling. A later prototype, the I.Ae.28 was equipped with Rolls-Royce Merlins but the project was superseded by the more capable .
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The I.Ae.24 Calquin (a word which means "Royal Eagle") was a designed and built by the Instituto Aerotécnico (Córdoba) in Argentina in the immediate post- era. Although superficially a "look-alike" for the , the I.Ae.24 was powered by twin -G “Twin Wasp” giving it a distinct appearance. After an operational career spanning two decades, the Calquin was retired.
Patterned after the successful de Havilland Mosquito, the Calquín had a wooden structure similar to the , and was the first twin-engined aircraft designed and built in Argentina. The I.Ae.24 design was based on a mid-mounted wooden (indigenous woods were used throughout) wings with fabric-covered flying surfaces. The conventional main retracted into the engine while the tailwheel retracted into the aft . The two-man crew were seated side-by-side under a large transparency constructed partly of with glass panels. The armament consisted of four 12.7 mm machine guns grouped in the nose. Some examples later had four 20 mm cannons and an internal bombload of 1,764 lb (800 kg) kg along with 12 rockets (75 mm) mounted under the wings.
Originally the I.Ae. 24 was also intended to be equipped with but an adequate supply of the powerplants was not possible, consequently Pratt & Whitney R-1830-G “Twin Wasp” radials of 1,050 hp (782.5 kW) were substituted. Performance estimates of a Merlin-powered variant would have made it comparable to the Mosquito but the R-1830-powered prototype was able to achieve only 273 mph (440 km/h), making the aircraft unstable and prone to stalling. A later prototype, the I.Ae.28 was equipped with Rolls-Royce Merlins but the project was superseded by the more capable .
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b787
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Lovely aircraft, this is in my opinion the most beautiful aircraft ever made in Latin america with piston engines, i love it, i like the I.Ae. 30 "Ñancú", but the I.Ae. 24 is my favoriteThe third largest production run in Argentina (after the I.A.e -22 with 200, the IA-58 with 120) was the I.Ae.24 Calquin.
The I.Ae.24 Calquin
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IA-50 Guarani another aircraft from Argentina, designed and built there by FMA
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Miragedriver
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The I.Ae.24 Calquin could have been a good Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
Things would have been different in Latin America if the Pulqui II went into production
There would have been more interesting designs out of Latin America
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