IPE 02 Nhapecan
| IPE 02 Nhapecan | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Sailplane |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | IPE Aeronaves |
| Designer | João Carlos Boscardin |
| First flight | 24 May 1979/1983/1990 |
| Introduction | 1986 |
| Number built | 02 Nhapecan I 80 Nhapecan II 01 Nhapecan III |
The IPE 02 Nhapecan is a sailplane that was produced in Brazil in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a conventional, two seat design of wooden construction.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit]During works on the IPE KW-2 Biguá, IPE they decided to develop a new two-seater model based on the Biguá.[3] First of all, conventional instead of negatively swept wings were designed, as well as a new nose and other small details.[3] The first flight of the new aircraft as IPE 02a Nhapecan was on May 24, 1979.[3] After extensive testing, the prototype was sold and continued to fly for many years.[4]
The IPE 02 Nhapecan was a two-seat glider with tandem seats and an enclosed cockpit.[4] The fuselage was made of welded steel tubes and was covered with plywood. The wings were of wooden construction and covered with fabric. Under the fuselage was a single wheel. The fuselage was made of welded steel tubes and covered with fiberglass-reinforced plastic. As with the initial model, the wings were a wooden construction covered with fabric. Under the fuselage was a small wheel at the nose and a larger wheel in the center. In addition, there were structural modifications and fixed ballast.[4]
Variants
[edit]IPE 02A Nhapecan I
[edit]First prototype of the glider family, which flew for the first time on May 24, 1979 with registration PP-ZQL. At least two prototypes produced, did not make it into series production.[3]
IPE 02B Nhapecan II
[edit]Primary instructional model, certified in 1986, with 80 produced by the 1990.
IPE Nhapecan III
[edit]Prototype of an improved version of version II, it did not make it into series production. A built prototype.[5]
Operators
[edit]
- Brazilian Air Force – 10 IPE 02 Nhapecan II
Specifications (Nhapecan II)
[edit]Data from FHNW-IWI[6]
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
- Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 17.2 m2 (185 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
- Gross weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Maximum glide ratio: 32
- Rate of sink: 0.65 m/s (128 ft/min)
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
[edit]- Andrade, Roberto Pereira de (1997) [1976]. Construção Aeronautica no Brasil 1910–1976. pp. 233–234. ISBN 85-250-2137-7.
- Volland, Marc (2011). Die Flugzeuge von Embraer: und anderer lateinamerikanischer Flugzeugbauer, ab 1945. Germany: BoD. ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0.[self-published source?]
- Notes
- ^ Andrade 1997, p. 209
- ^ Volland 2011, p. 125
- ^ a b c d "IPE 02 Nhapecan (in French)". J2ML Planeurs.
- ^ a b c "IPE 02B Nhapecan II (in French)". J2ML Planeurs.
- ^ "IPE Nhapecan III (in French)". J2ML Planeurs.
- ^ "IPE Nhapecan II (in German)". FHNW-IWI.