I.Ae. 31 Colibrí
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The IAe.31 ''Colibrí'' ("Hummingbird") was a civilian trainer aircraft developed in
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in the 1940s.


Design and development

It was designed by
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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
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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

* * * 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) {{DEFAULTSORT:I.Ae. 31 Colibri 1940s Argentine civil trainer aircraft FMA aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Conventional landing gear