The Pulqui (from indigenous language
Mapudungun
Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...
, ''Pulqúi'': Arrow) was a series of jet prototypes developed by
Argentina after World War II. They were the first
jet aircraft
A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by jet engines.
Whereas the engines in propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower speeds and altitudes, je ...
developed in Latin America.
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I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I
The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet designed at the " Instituto Aerotecnico" (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946. Only one prototype was completed; unsatisfactory performance led to the aircraft being superseded by a later design.
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(1947)
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FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II
The FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II (in the indigenous language Mapuche, ''Pulqúi'': Arrow)Crowder-Taraborrelli, Tomas F"Evita in Wonderland: Pulqui and the Workshop of Underdevelopment."''CineAction'', 22 June 2009. Retrieved: 26 April 2010. was a jet f ...
(1950)
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El Pulqui (Empresa) (1963)
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