Argentine Aircraft-1912-1940s.

[Badner]

The " Talleres" (or workshops) of the Escuela de Aviación Militar,( EMA). at El Palomar built small series of Henri Farmans and Bleriot X-II. A French immigrant, Paul Caistabert began to produce a series of aircraft in 1910, the first to fly successfully was the Caistabert II, completed in 1912, the Caistabert III, operated by the EMA), the Caistabert IV, four of which alongside a model V were exported Uruguay and employed by that country's Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica,. Single examples of the Caistabert models VI and VII were completed during 1915.All of these were monoplanes, similar in appearance to the Bleriot, although an original design. In the fourth photograph from the left, opposite a number of Ansaldo SVAs acquired postwar, you can see a gaggle of Caistabert IVs.
Photos (left to right
1) Uruguayan Ansaldo SV5s and on the background some of the Caistabert model IVs
2-4) Caistabert Ivs in Uruguayan colors.

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[tallguy]

Got me all excited!

 

[Chunks]

Well.....gosh darn it anyways.

 

[Badner]

Sorry chaps, somehow my message was erased, probably pushed the wrong button.

The Servicio Aeronáutico del Ejército (Army's Aviation Service) acquired 22 Avro 504Ls during 1919-1922, and the type proved so popular that the Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) began to manufacture the Avro 504K. The first of a series of 31 aircraft flew FMA-built Avro sample first flew on August 20, 1928 with Sargento A. Yubel at the controls. Available data is rather contradictory, but 15 aircraft were completed in 1928, 4 in in 1929, 11 in 1930, 1 in 1931. Three additional aircraft were completed during 1934-35, and 7 more during 1935-36. The FMA-built machines were assigned serial numbers 11-44. Eighteen were in service with the FMA during 1935, and the type would soldier as instructional airframes for mechanics) until 1940.
(From left to right)
1) FMA-built Avro 504Ks over Buenos Aires, during the traditional air display and military parade celebrating the Argentine Republic's Independence Day, 9 of July, in 1937

2) 504Ks over the Military Aviation School at Córdoba (sunder construction, prior to its transfer from El Palomar, Buenos Aires c. 1935-36.
3) Avro 404 donated by a British air mission, 1919

4) Avro 504K s/n 31, fitted experimentally with a Townend ring, and an air-cooled Armstrong- Siddeley Mangoose engine rated at 125. h.p

 

[Badner]

Sfredo & Paolini was a small aviation firm which primarily serviced and rebuilt airc. C. 1930 they completed the SyP-1 prototype, which although successful did not enter production due to the world crisis prevailing at the time. They would also produce another prototype known as the SyP, one of the two prototypes of the FMA 20 "El Boyero", and were awarded an initial order for 50 aircraft, which due to the shortage of materials prevailing during WW 2 didn't enter production until postwar.
1 and 2) The SyP-1
3) The workshops of Sfredo & Paolini

 

[Badner]

Turbay T-1 Tucan

The Turbay T-1 Tucan was a high-wing baced parasol designed by Alfredo Turbay and built by Sfredo and Paollini which flew for the first time i on April 14 1943, U.S. military attaché report dated 23 April considered.this fully acrobatic aircraft superior to the Docke-Wulf FW 44J which was the standard primary trainer of the CAE (Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército. A pre-production batch of six aircraft was ennvisaged, but the military government that sezied power in 4 June 1943 nationalized the firm . The confiscated engines were reportedly turned over to a firm owned by the Austrian munitions manufacturer, Fritz Mandl, and employed in the IMPA TuSa,.
The aircraft remained inactive for several years, until in 1956 it was bought by Roberto Velázquez, who put it in flight and used it until April 18, 1957, when it was totally destroyed in an accident that occurred in Bell Ville, in the province of Córdoba

The sole prototype T-1
Engine: 1 × Continental A65, 48 kW (65 hp)
Length: 5.55 m (18 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 7.22 m (23 ft 8 in)
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 2½ in)
Wing area: 7.20 m2 (77.5 ft2)
Empty weight: 285 kg (627 lb)
Gross weight: 450 kg (990 lb)
Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
Range: 1100 km (680 miles)
Endurance: 6 hours
Service ceiling: 4200 m (13780 ft)
Crew: 1

 

[Badner]

The I.Aé 22 and I.Aé 22 C


While searching for a photo of the fixed-landing gear version of the I.Aé 22 I came across this article, whiten c. 1981 this copy was dedicated to and old and dear friends, a well-known Spanish aviation historian, Juan Arraez Cerda, who specializes in Spanish Civil War aircraft. ( the 4th page, a pic of the fixed gear versin)

 

[Badner]

three views of I.A.é22 s/n Ea-746, one as with fixed landing gear, later modified with a retractable undercarriage, air to surface rockets, and long collimator sight.

In the observer's position, the war minister and vice-president, Juan D. Perón

 

[Badner]

The Aé.M.B 2 "Bombi"
The Aém.B.1 single engined bomber first flew oc October 6, 1935-Fiftenn aircraft were completed, and the type, though relegated to observation and liason roles with the introduction of the Northrop8A-2 and Glen Martin 139 WAA bombers, served until 1945.

 

[Badner]

The FMA 21 advanced trainer

In 1936, the Comando de Aviación del Ejército (Army Air Force Command,or CAE) let out tenders for 30 advanced training aircraft, and two aircraft of this category were demonstrated in an International Contest held at El Palomar Air Base in September 1936; the Curtiss CW 19 and the North American NA 162A, which was in fact the sole prototype of the NA 18. The North American aircraft proved the superior model, and the demonstrator was acquired for the CAE, which also ordered a batch of 30 North American NA 164P monoplanes and evidenced a requirement for 20-30 additional machines of this type. The Argentine was anxious to build the NA 164P under license at the Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA),, but when North American demanded US$100,000, the Argentine government lost interest. a U.S. Consular report commented that the price demanded was indeed excessive and should have been no more than US$25. 000.. When The Second World War began, the CAE had a requirement for additional NA 16s, and though the FMA was committed to the production of the Curtiss Hawk 75=0, the Focke-Wulf 44J, he FMA 20 and other projects it could only turn its attention to the FMA 21 low wing monoplane all-metal trainer in 1941. Work on the prototype FMA 21 began on March 1942and the prototype first flew on 14 May 1943.This aircraft actually included the fuselage of a wrecked NA 16, combined with an entirely new wing, and the first retractable undercarriage ever designed and produced in the Argentine. And a Wright R975E-3 450 h.p. radial, Whirlwind engine driving a Hamilton Standard2-M-D30 variable speed propeller. Proposed armament included a Browning MG 41 7,65mm machine gun and a similar weapon on a swiveling mount over the observer's cockpit. The FMA proposed to build 50 FMA 21, but the war-induced shortage of non-ferrous metalsforced the FMA to defer production. The aircraft demonstrated pleasant handling characteristics, and the wide-inwardly retracting undercarriage offered a great measure of stability while landing. The sole prototype was still in service in October 1947, when it was sent to the Instituto Aeroténico, the former FMA to evaluate the production of an all-metal trainer.

Specifications:
wingspan 12 m; length 8.52 m; tall 2.60; wing area 22.30 m; empty weight 1550 Kg; total weight 2230 kg; maximum speed 300 km/h; cruising speed 240 km/h at 3900 r.p.m.; landing speed 110 km/h; service ceiling 5800 m, absolute ceiling 6200 m; autonomy 4 hours and 30 minutes; range 1200 km.

 

[Badner]

The AéC.1

The A éC.1 (Aeroténica, Civil 1) was a three-seat aircraft, the first original design built by the FMA. The\It was designed by a team headed by Capitán De La Colina which included Ambrosio Taravella, Lorenzo P. Fontana,Natalio Trevino and Jaime Barcesat. It underwent static tests during the month of September and was first flown by Sargento José Rodriguéz on 28 October 1931. After an initial demonstration the AéC.1 was flown to Buenos Aires, covering the distance in 3 hours 30 minutes at an average speed of 200 km/h. The FMA announced that this aircraft, constructed for civil use would be placed on sale at a price of 9.000 pesos, approximately US$ 2,450 at the then current rate of exchange. The type was dubbed Tenga Paciencia (Have Patience) It was a three-seater cabin low-wing monoplane with a rectangular section fuselage of welded chrome-molybdenum steel tubes, fabric-covered. The wings were trapezoidal in shape and of wooden construction, tapered in chord and thickness, attached to a center section built integrally with the fuselage. The tail was of the fixed monoplane-type, equipped with a horn-balanced rudder. It was powered by a five-cylinder Armstrong engine rated at 150 hp. at 1,850 rpm, housed in a Townend ring. The pilot sat forward, with the passengers seating side by side behind him A report of the U.S. Military Attaché states that:" The factory has recently completed a two-completed the construction of a two-seat, low-wing monoplane for civil and commercial purposes. Every feature of this type has been studied and worked out at the factory and we must say that they have made a rather handsome job. The plane has demonstrated. its flying ability and also its flying and also its strength in as much as one of the test pilots in making a bad landing managed to crack up, with very little damage to the plane and none to himself."


The sole prototype was later modified into a two-seater, and for the Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro flight undertaken in 1933, the Townend ring was replaced by a more aerodynamic engine cowling, and an additional fuel tank installed in the rear cockpit. The aircraft was assigned s/n 8 and stricken from service in 1933.

Characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 16.9 m2 (182 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 700 kg (1,540 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,120 kg (2,470 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose , 112 kW (150 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn)
• Range: 1,300 km (810 mi, 700 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.3 m/s (660 ft/min)

 

[Badner]

The Aé.T.1 transport
Section on this aircraft from my book

 

[Badner]

IMPA (Industria Metalurgica y Plastica Argentina) acquired by Fritz Mandl, an Austrian arms manufacturer of Jewish origin, forced to flee after the Anschchluss, acquired this firm, and geared the manufacture of cartridges, and aircraft.

 

[Badner]

An article of mine published in the Argentine magazine Todo es Historia No.591, October 2016. The plant depicted here is the Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik, in Austria. I will upload sections relevant to material made in Argentina for the army in the appropriate section.

 

[Badner]

The TU-SA (Turismo Serie A) was a development of the IMPA RR-11a tourer intended for the aeroclubs designed by the Spanish engineer Alfredo Davins Ferrer. Although in 1943 100 were ordered by the Dirección General del Material del Ejército, only 25 were completed.

The TU-Sa, along with other models completed by the firm (namely the RR 13) was a total failure, and dubbed the TUSa (Todo Un Sarcofago Aéreo, or A Perfect Air Coffin)


1) The first two photos depict the RR 11,and the third the TU-Sa
2) IMPA's aviation division, a loft in the Quilmes airport, showing the TU-Sa under production

 

[hesham]

The TU-SA (Turismo Serie A) was a development of the IMPA RR-11a tourer intended for the aeroclubs designed by the Spanish engineer Alfredo Davins Ferrer. Although in 1943 100 were ordered by the Dirección General del Material del Ejército, only 25 were completed.

The TU-Sa, along with other models completed by the firm (namely the RR 13) was a total failure, and dubbed the TUSa (Todo Un Sarcofago Aéreo, or A Perfect Air Coffin)


1) The first two photos depict the RR 11,and the third the TU-Sa
2) IMPA's aviation division, a loft in the Quilmes airport, showing the TU-Sa under production

Please use the search,

because I spoke about them here;

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/impa-aircraft-projects.31329/

 

[Badner]

Thanks. Already did.