AISA I-115

what is it?

The AISA I-115 is a low-wing single-engined military primary trainer with tandem seating, which went into service with the Spanish Air Force in 1956. After retirement in 1976 many were sold to civil operators.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 240 km/htop speed
• size 900 kgmax take-off weight
• built 200made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 74 years ago, in 1952.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1952-06-20

introduced

1956

retired

1976

status

retired

number built

200

role

basic trainer

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

makers

Aeronáutica Industrial S.A.

engines

1× ENMA Tigre G-IV-B

crew

2

length

7.4 m

wingspan

9.5 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

900 kg

top speed

240 km/h

cruise speed

204 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,400 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.