I.Ae. 22 DL

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I.Ae. D.L. 22 Dele Dele
IAeDl22.jpg
Side view of an I.Ae. 22 DL
RoleAdvanced trainer
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer Instituto Aerotécnico
First flightMay or August 1944
Statusretired
Primary users Argentine Air Force
Argentine Navy
Number built206
Developed from North American NA-16

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

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Development

The I.Ae. 22 DL was a development of the I.Ae. D.L. 21, which itself was itself developed from the North American NA-16, at that time in service with the Argentine military.

Juan Peron flew over Cordoba in the I.Ae.22 "DL" prototype, 1944. Juan Domingo Peron en el avion IAe22DL.png
Juan Perón flew over Córdoba in the I.Ae.22 "DL" prototype, 1944.

Argentine experience with the NA-16-4P and deteriorating political relations with the US led to the local development of the I.Ae. D.L. 21, which shared the NA-16 fuselage structure. However it proved too difficult to produce and an entirely new design (the I.Ae. D.L. 22) of similar configuration, but structurally different and optimized to available materials was built instead. [1]

It had a wooden structure, and a nine-cylinder 450 horsepower (340 kW) I.Ae. 16 El Gaucho radial engine with a Hamilton Standard 2M-D-30 metallic propeller.

I.Ae.22C DL, with Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 25 engine and 3-blade Rotol propeller IA22.jpg
I.Ae.22C DL, with Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 25 engine and 3-blade Rotol propeller

The prototype flew on 8 August 1944, [2] although some sources give 14 May 1944. [1] Approximately 200 aircraft were built. A version with a 475 horsepower (354 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 25 radial engine and a Rotol constant speed propeller was designated I.Ae. 22- C.

Operators

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Survivors

Restored I.Ae.22DL, Museo Nacional de Aeronautica, Argentina E.a.-701 Dinfia I.Ae.22DL (7307046706).jpg
Restored I.Ae.22DL, Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica, Argentina
Front view of the I.A.e 22 DL preserved at Museo Nacional de Aeronautica. I.A.e 22 DL.jpg
Front view of the I.A.e 22 DL preserved at Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica.

Specifications (I.Ae.22 DL)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

Notes

  1. 1 2 von Rauch 1983, pp. 14–21
  2. 1 2 Arreguez 2008, p. 77
  3. Dinfia I.Ae.22DL, Ea-701, Museo Nacional de Aeronautica accessdate=28 August 2012
  4. Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1947). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 4c.

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