IPE 06 Curucaca

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IPE 06 Curucaca
Role Light aircraft
ManufacturerIndústria Paranaense de Estruturas
DesignerJosé Carlos Boscardin
First flightJanuary 1990 / May 2003
Introduction 1990/2004
Number built18

The IPE 06 Curucaca (Brazilian name for the Buff-necked ibis bird) is a light aircraft built by the Brazilian manufacturer IPE Aeronaves.

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Design and development

In January 1990, the IPE 06 Curucaca, developed by IPE, flew for the first time. The aircraft is a two-seat truncated shoulder-wing aircraft and consists of a steel-tube fuselage covered with plastic fabric. Tandem seat, which can be entered through a door mounted on the right. The aircraft has a conventional tail unit and a non-retractable tailwheel landing gear. [1]

IPE planned a towplane based on the IPE 06 under the designation IPE 07, which was to be lighter and more economical than the Paulistinha used by the aeroclubs. Using the structurally reinforced fuselage of the IPE 06, it was to be equipped with more powerful engines of 130 to 150 hp. For financial reasons, the project did not get beyond the initial planning stage. [2]

An US-American investor provided funds in the early 2000s to allow IPE to return to aircraft manufacturing. The result was the IPE 06A, a significantly revised variant of the Curucaca with STOL capabilities. [1]

Variants

IPE 06U
A single-seat ultralight aircraft. Eight were built. [2]
IPE 06A
A two-seat trimmed high-wing monoplane. The wings are planked with aluminum and the fuselage is partially clad with composite materials. The aircraft is powered by either a Lycoming O-235-C with 85 kW or an Lycoming O-360-A with 133 kW. [3]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1991-92 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

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A photo of the IPE 06 Curucaca