Aerospace Industry in Latin America
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Brazil presents the first Latin American electricity plane
(Defensa.com) The first manned electric aircraft in Latin America made its maiden flight. Itaipu Binacional and the company ACS Aviation Sao Jose dos Campos officially presented the model Sora E at the airport Itaipu on the Paraguayan side of the famous hydroelectric plant in the city of Hernandarias. The project is funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and its specialized agency, FINEP.
The two-seater plane - pilot and a passenger - was developed within the Itaipu Electric Vehicle (EV) program. The vehicle now passes the test phases with the potential to be produced on a very significant scale. With carbon fiber structure, it has autonomy and a half hour flight, with a cruising speed of 190 mph and a top speed of 340 km / h. The aircraft is equipped with two propellers EnraX 35 kilowatts each, 3,000 rpm. rotation and six packages of polymer lithium ion batteries, generating a total of 400 volts.
According to Itaipu Binacional, the program is seen as interested in the project will help to deepen the studies on composite materials used in the aviation sector, considered key to reducing the burden of these and other electric vehicles. The experimental aircraft also has conventionally powered versions AEIO 235 120hp Lycoming already delivered to its first customers.
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(Defensa.com) The first manned electric aircraft in Latin America made its maiden flight. Itaipu Binacional and the company ACS Aviation Sao Jose dos Campos officially presented the model Sora E at the airport Itaipu on the Paraguayan side of the famous hydroelectric plant in the city of Hernandarias. The project is funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and its specialized agency, FINEP.
The two-seater plane - pilot and a passenger - was developed within the Itaipu Electric Vehicle (EV) program. The vehicle now passes the test phases with the potential to be produced on a very significant scale. With carbon fiber structure, it has autonomy and a half hour flight, with a cruising speed of 190 mph and a top speed of 340 km / h. The aircraft is equipped with two propellers EnraX 35 kilowatts each, 3,000 rpm. rotation and six packages of polymer lithium ion batteries, generating a total of 400 volts.
According to Itaipu Binacional, the program is seen as interested in the project will help to deepen the studies on composite materials used in the aviation sector, considered key to reducing the burden of these and other electric vehicles. The experimental aircraft also has conventionally powered versions AEIO 235 120hp Lycoming already delivered to its first customers.
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The Brazilian Air Force Cessna Caravan converted freighters in medical units
(Defensa.com) Two Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force C-98A pre-configured for cargo-on a total of 4 copies selected- have changed in the Aeronautical Material Park of Lagoa Santa Minas Gerais (which It specializes in the maintenance of this model and the T-27 Tucano), to operate as a medical intensive care units in the displacement of injured or seriously injured or from positions with serious difficulties of access.
After the reform, the planes were transferred to bases in Belém and Manaus. Two other similar FAB planes are adapting the same way. As with the old DC-3, there is far to large streams, which are accessible only with very robust and austere jungle localities aircraft operational requirements. With almost 40 units, the Caravan, with the Bandeirante, is the largest transport aircraft in the FAB, followed either by the EMB-120 Brasilia.
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(Defensa.com) Two Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force C-98A pre-configured for cargo-on a total of 4 copies selected- have changed in the Aeronautical Material Park of Lagoa Santa Minas Gerais (which It specializes in the maintenance of this model and the T-27 Tucano), to operate as a medical intensive care units in the displacement of injured or seriously injured or from positions with serious difficulties of access.
After the reform, the planes were transferred to bases in Belém and Manaus. Two other similar FAB planes are adapting the same way. As with the old DC-3, there is far to large streams, which are accessible only with very robust and austere jungle localities aircraft operational requirements. With almost 40 units, the Caravan, with the Bandeirante, is the largest transport aircraft in the FAB, followed either by the EMB-120 Brasilia.
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Mirage nice to see you here, i think we should keep this thread for historical and only related aerospace manufacturing news and leave the other thread for air forces and armed forces in general news.
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The I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II was a jet plane designed in Argentina by the Institute Aviation technician and built in the Military Aircraft Factory. The famous German designer Kurt Tank with Argentine Norberto Morcchio engineer and a team of Argentine / German employees had an equity participation in the project. Only five prototypes were produced between 1950 and 1959.
Based on the results obtained by the prototype I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I, the Institute Aviation technician decides to start a new project jet aircraft. By the end of 1947 start developing a blueprint called IA-33, the main features were more powerful than the Pulqui I, low swept wings and stabilizers installed in the middle of the drift engine.
After the end of World War II, the Argentine government had invited to work in the construction of an Argentine jet Ing. Kurt Tank, one of the best designers in Germany, responsible for creating the famous Focke-Wulf Fw 190. meets Tank a group of former employees of the Focke Wulf1 and reaches Córdoba to join the project of the future Pulqui II.
In the last months of the war, Tank and his team had worked on the design of a second generation fighter for the Luftwaffe, 183 Ta Huckebein. It was an advanced swept wing fighter that was never built due to the fall of Germany.
Just arrived, Tank presents to the Institute authorities planes of Ta 183, while the Argentine team gave its preliminary draft. As a result of this meeting it was decided to form two teams working in parallel, one led by German Kurt Tank, and one Argentine, led by Ing. Norberto Morchio.
Once both designs, which proved to be very similar, finished synthesized in a final design analyzing each difference and choosing which present no difficulty building. It can be seen that the aircraft is not simply a modified Ta 183, but the product of a joint development with Argentine engineers in which part of the basic design concepts of German apply.
Ta 183 concepts were not used only in the Pulqui II; because without that I knew Kurt Tank, simultaneously another plane in the Soviet Union developed from a copy of the plans, obtained by troops from that country during its invasion of Germany. This was nothing less than the Soviet Lavochkin La-15, brother of the famous fighter MiG-15 of the same origin.
Once solved the design, you start with the construction of prototypes. The first is a version without engine, used to check the stability of the design. Then the first full aircraft makes its first flight on June 16, 1950, piloted by Captain Edmundo Osvaldo Weiss is manufactured.
The February 8, 1951 the public presentation of the aircraft is performed in the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. They were present the president of the nation and a crowd of officials and diplomats, along with a huge amount of public.
The economic crisis that began in 1953 forced to postpone all military programs, including expensive Pulqui II. After the overthrow of President Peron in 1955, the project lost the favor of the government and the majority of German technicians left the country. Kurt Tank emigrates to work in the aviation industry in India.
Nevertheless the program continues and by 1959 the fifth and final prototype is built. Shortly thereafter, without funds or support from the government, the program is canceled permanently.
