FMA IA 36 Cóndor

The IA 36 Cóndor (English: Condor) was a projected Argentine jet propelled mid-range airliner, designed in the early 1950s by Kurt Tank for the “Fábrica Militar de Aviones”. It was cancelled in 1958, with no prototypes built.

For other uses, see Condor (disambiguation).
I.A. 36 Cóndor
IA 36 wind tunnel model
Role Narrow-body jet airliner
Manufacturer FMA/IAME
Designer Kurt Tank
First flight Not flown
Status Cancelled

Design and development

Work on the IA 36 Cóndor project started in late 1951 by a team led by the German engineer Kurt Tank; as part of the project a 1:34 scale wind tunnel model was built, as well as a 1:1 scale wooden fuselage mock-up. The project was cancelled in 1958 by the government led by Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, which followed that of Juan Domingo Perón, deposed in 1955 by the now quite infamous Revolución Libertadora uprising.[1]

The projected aircraft would have been powered by five Rolls Royce "Nene II" turbojets arranged in an annular configuration around the rear fuselage; however it was planned to replace those with lighter and more powerful engines in later versions.[2] The design would have accommodated 32 to 40 passengers; the maximum speed was expected to be 950 km/h (590 mph); in comparison, the contemporary de Havilland Comet 3 maximum speed was 780 km/h (480 mph). Like the Pulqui II fighter prototype, also designed by Tank, the IA 36 had swept wings which would have increased the aerodynamic efficiency. The wingspan was 34 m (112 ft); and the estimated range was 5,000 km (3,100 mi; 2,700 nmi).[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3-4
  • Capacity: 32-40 passengers
  • Wingspan: 34 m (111 ft 7 in)
  • Powerplant: 5 × Rolls Royce Nene centrifugal-flow turbojet engines

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn)
  • Range: 5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Notes
  1. "Aviones fabricados y proyectados desde 1943 hasta la Revolución Libertadora – I.A.36 Cóndor" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. Burzaco, Ricardo; Rivas, Santiago; Cicalesi, Juan Carlos (2007). Las alas de Perón II : la aeronáutica argentina 1945-1960 (in Spanish) ([2nd ed.]. ed.). Banfield [Argentina]: Ediciones Eugenio B. ISBN 978-987-96764-4-8.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
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