I.Ae. 22 DL

what is it?

The I.Ae. 22 DL was an Argentine advanced training aircraft designed by the Instituto Aerotécnico (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1943. It had a wooden structure which resembled the North American NA-16.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 290 km/htop speed
• range 1,100 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,220 kgmax take-off weight
• built 206made 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 82 years ago, in 1944.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,100 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1944-08

introduced

1944

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

206

role

advanced trainer

origin

🇦🇷 Argentina

makers

Fábrica Argentina de Aviones

engines

1× I.Ae. 16 El Gaucho

length

9.2 m

wingspan

12.6 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

2,220 kg

top speed

290 km/h

cruise speed

260 km/h

range

1,100 km

ceiling

5,200 m

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

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