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I.Ae. 24 Calquin
first flew 1946· light bomber/heavy fighter
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. I.Ae. 24 Calquin PD: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. I.Ae. 24: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The I.Ae.24 Calquin (a Mapudungun word which means "Royal Eagle") was a tactical bomber designed and built by the Instituto Aerotécnico at Córdoba, in Argentina in the immediate post-World War II era. Although superficially a "look-alike" for the de Havilland Mosquito, the I.Ae.24 was powered by twin Pratt & Whitney R-1830-G "Twin Wasp" radials giving it a distinct appearance. After an operational career spanning two decades, the Calquin was retired.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 16.3 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 80 years ago, in 1946.
- Top speed is 3.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 16.3 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,040 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1946-06-05
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 101
- role
- light bomber/heavy fighter
- makers
- Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-SC-G Twin Wasp
- length
- 12 m
- wingspan
- 16.3 m
- height
- 3.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 7,200 kg
- top speed
- 480 km/h
- range
- 1,040 km
- ceiling
- 10,900 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2345454, Wikipedia: I.Ae. 24 Calquin (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.