IPD Periquito
| Periquito | |
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| Periquito II in the TAM Museum | |
| Role | Sailplane |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | IPD (Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento) |
| Designer | Guido Pessotti |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Introduction | 1959 |
| Number built | 9 |
The IPD Periquito (Brazilian name for the parakeet bird), was a single-seat sailplane of high-wing construction designed in 1956 by Guido Pessotti in Brazil.[1][2]
It had a wooden construction, with a plywood and canvas covering. Little conventional train, with fixed center skate and fixed drumstick, half-embedded. There was also a fixed skate on the tail.
Variants
[edit]- Periquito I
- Developed at the Institute of Aeronautics and Space, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, was designed to fulfill the following requirements as indicated in order of priority. One built.
- Periquito II
- Evolution of the Periquito I, this glider made its first flight in 1957 and was put into production in 1959. Eight were built.
Specifications (Periquito II)
[edit]Data from Taylor 1965, p. 361
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.55 m (18 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Height: 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
- Airfoil: Göttingen 549 at root Göttingen 676 at tip
- Empty weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 180 kg (397 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Maximum glide ratio: 17:1 at 75 km/h (47 mph)
- Rate of sink: 1.10 m/s (217 ft/min) at 70 km/h (43 mph)
- Wing loading: 17.8 kg/m2 (3.6 lb/sq ft)
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Taylor, John W. R. (1965). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
- Pereira, Roberto (1997). Enciclopédia de Aviões Brasileiros. São Paulo: Editora Globo. ISBN 9788525021373.