#1593
DINFIA IA 35
first flew 1953· twin-engine utility aircraft
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. IA 50 Guaraní II: Rob Schleiffert· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. DINFIA IA 35: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The DINFIA IA 35 Huanquero was a 1950s Argentine twin-engined general-purpose monoplane aircraft built by the DINFIA.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 19.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
- Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 19.6 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,570 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1953
- introduced
- 1957
- number built
- 60
- role
- twin-engine utility aircraft
- makers
- Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
- engines
- 2× I.Ae. 19R El Indio
- crew
- 8
- length
- 14 m
- wingspan
- 19.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,700 kg
- top speed
- 362 km/h
- cruise speed
- 320 km/h
- range
- 1,570 km
- ceiling
- 6,400 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1389231, Wikipedia: DINFIA IA 35 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.