#1716
DINFIA IA 46
first flew 1957· utility and agricultural aircraft
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what is it?
The DINFIA IA 46 Ranquel, IA 46 Super Ranquel, and IA 51 Tehuelche were Argentine utility aircraft developed in the late 1950s.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.6 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 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
- 1957-12-23
- introduced
- 1958
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 220
- role
- utility and agricultural aircraft
- makers
- Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
- engines
- 1× Lycoming O-320-A2B
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 2
- length
- 7.5 m
- wingspan
- 11.6 m
- height
- 2.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,160 kg
- top speed
- 180 km/h
- cruise speed
- 162 km/h
- range
- 650 km
- ceiling
- 4,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4038537, Wikipedia: DINFIA IA 46 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.