German aircraft designs in Argentina 1946-1960

[CharlesBronson]

There is an old said "better later than never"

You can found more about the IA-45 here:

I.A. 45 Querandí

And the production was small indeed, just 3 aircraft.

[Graeme]

Thanks for your efforts, it is appreciated

[CharlesBronson]

No worries, moving for the Pulqui now.

FMA IA-33 Pulqui II ( poisonous arrow)










To be continued, sources when I finish.

[CharlesBronson]

IA-33 Pulqui II, part II:






Source:

[Graeme]

Well done Charles! Very interesting read.
What does it mean when Wagner mentions that the services of Emile Dewoitine were "acquired"?
Is this the first time that the subject of the Pulqui II has been brought up in this forum? I would have thought that your previous 'siggy' would have produced many questions.

[CharlesBronson]

Dewoitine had a price over his head after he made Fighters for the Vichy goverment. So he accept to come for a relatively small price. He have big plans however, he want to build a entire factorie devoted to his designs like the hd-720, but Argentione Gov. never released the founds.

Aditional images.


Pulqui II glider proto:





Windtunnel model.





V1.

[CharlesBronson]

Prince Bernad of Holland in the cockpit of the Second Pulqui II.




Kurt Tank making a low pass over Jorge Newbery airport BA.

[CharlesBronson]

And this is also a good one, the third prototype paired with Glosters meteors.

[Graeme]

Kurt Tank's Ta 183/I wind tunnel model. Interesting to compare this with the Pulqui wind tunnel model above.



And to highlight the differences between Tank's earlier Fw P.VI and later Ta 183/II projects. The Ta 183/II is certainly pulqui looking.

[CharlesBronson]

Nice picture, the Pulqui was loosely based in the projekt II, but as you might noted with several modifications, the tail was a source of trouble.

[Graeme]

From a 1954 book titled 'Turbine and Jet-propelled Aircraft Powerplants' by James P. Eames, with some glaring(?) mistakes.

[CharlesBronson]

1080 km/h was the top speed in the third Pulqui II proto with a slight nose down, but the derwent was very pressed at that stage, it definately needed a more powerful engine.

[CharlesBronson]

FMA IA-35.



Designed by Paul Klages and Kurt Tank.
This was a very simple multipurpose twin engine transport. Its design have some inspiration in the projeckt "FW-206".



His first flight took place in 1952 and 110 aircraft were manufactured in 5variants.

I A 35-Ia: Trainer

I A 35-1b: Bomber/attack trainer with reflex gunsight and bombsight, 400 kg of bombs and two fixed .50 MG in nose.

I A 35-II: 10 seat transport

I A 35-III: Ambulance aircraft with 5 beds.

I A 35-IV: 3 seat photo recce aircraft with Fairchil 225 cameras.




Characteristics IA-35 Huanquero.

Wingspan : 19,35 m

Lenght: 14,88 m

Height : 4,5 m

Wing surface: 42 square meters.

Powerplant: 2 x 660hp I.A.R-19 nine cilinders simple row radials.

Max speed: 400 km/h at 4200 meters.

Landing speed: 128 km/h

Empty weight 3,670 kg.

[Graeme]

I was first introduced to the IA-35 by the 1961 edition of The Observer's Book of Aircraft!

Charles, the text mentions the experimental version known as the Constancia II with Turbomeca Bastan turboprops. Is this the beginnings of the Guarani I ?



I always thought that the IA-35 looked like, from some angles, a modern day version of the Dornier Do-17. Interesting to know that Tank had a hand in its design.



From World Aircraft Illustrated, by John Underwood also 1961.

[CharlesBronson]

Beautiful scans

Yes, the Constancia was prototype for the turboprop Guarani I, but in fact the GI never entered in production, the G-II did.

FMA Guarani I.



This aircraft was propelled by 2 x Turbomeca Bastan 870 hp and his max speed was about 445 km/h.