The IAe.31 ''ColibrÃ'' ("Hummingbird") was a civilian
trainer aircraft developed in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
in the 1940s.
Design and development
It was designed by
Émile Dewoitine
Émile Dewoitine (26 September 1892 – 5 July 1979) was a French aviation industrialist.
Prewar industrial activities
Born in Crépy-en-Laonnais, Émile Dewoitine entered the aviation industry by working at Latécoère during World War I. ...
and developed by the
Instituto Aerotécnico for manufacture by the company H. Goberna factories in
Córdoba Province as an initiative under President
Juan Perón
Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...
's first
five-year plan.
The design used the
AeC.3G of the early 1930s as a starting point, but was a considerably modernized aircraft. Like the AeC.3G, however, it was a conventional low-wing cantilever
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
with seating for student pilot and instructor in tandem and fixed
tailwheel undercarriage. Unlike its predecessor, the cockpits were enclosed under a long canopy. Only three units were built.
Specifications
See also
References
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* Bridgeman, Leonard. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1950-1951 edition'' New York: The Mcgraw.Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950 Pg.9c(No ISBN)
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1940s Argentine civil trainer aircraft
FMA aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Conventional landing gear