| IA 46 Ranquel/Super Ranquel and IA 51 Tehuelche | |
|---|---|
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| I.A. 46 Super Ranquel at Buenos Aires - San Justo airfield in April 1975. | |
| Role | Utility and agricultural aircraft |
| Manufacturer | DINFIA |
| First flight | 23 December 1957 [1] |
| Introduction | 1958 |
| Status | examples still in service |
| Primary user | aero clubs |
| Number built | 132 (IA-46) 1 (IA-51) |
The DINFIA IA 46 Ranquel, IA 46 Super Ranquel, and IA 51 Tehuelche were Argentine utility aircraft developed in the late 1950s.
The intention was to create a light aircraft suitable for aeroclub and agricultural use, and the resulting design was a conventional high-wing strut-braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The aircraft were named for the Ranquel and Tehuelche peoples, different groups indigenous to Patagonia.
The state-owned Dinfia organisation commenced production of the Ranquel at Cordoba in 1958. Construction was of a fabric-covered tubular structure, although the Tehuelche featured metal-covered wings. Accommodation was provided for a single pilot and a passenger in tandem configuration. In all, some 132 aircraft were built, some of which served as glider tugs for the Fuerza Aerea Argentina.
Production ended in December 1968. [2]
Examples of the IA.46 have served aero clubs from 1958 to date, with several remaining in operation in the late 2000s.
Argentina Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66 [1]
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