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The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet designed at the "Instituto Aerotecnico" (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946. Only one prototype was completed; unsatisfactory performance led to the aircraft being superseded by a later design.

IAe 27 Pulqui I
The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I prototype at Moron airfield
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA)
Designer Émile Dewoitine
First flight 9 August 1947
Retired 1951
Primary user Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Number built 1 prototype
Variants FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II

Design and development


Pulqui I front view, MNA
Pulqui I front view, MNA

The design was created by a team led by the French engineer Émile Dewoitine which included engineers Juan Ignacio San Martín (mil.), Enrique Cardeilhac, Cesare Pallavicino and Norberto L. Morchio.

The fuselage was semi-monocoque with an elliptical cross-section housing a single Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 engine with the air intake in the nose and the ducting surrounding the cockpit. The reduced internal fuselage volume forced the fuel tanks to be installed in the wings, which resulted in a significant reduction of its range.


Operational history


Pulqui I prototype in flight (c.1951)
Pulqui I prototype in flight (c.1951)

The prototype flew on 9 August 1947 with test pilot 1st. Lt. Osvaldo Weiss at the controls. The history of this aircraft was brief, limited to testing and evaluation of the only prototype, as its performance was considered unsatisfactory and in the meantime studies for the more developed FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II were quite advanced. Nevertheless, its role in the history of aviation is quite significant as it was the first jet aircraft developed and built in Argentina and Latin America. This made Argentina the 6th nation in the world to accomplish this task by itself.[citation needed]


Operators


 Argentina

Aircraft on display


FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I on display at Technopolis
FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I on display at Technopolis

The restored prototype is currently displayed at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina of the Argentine Air Force at Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]


Specifications


General characteristics

Performance

Armament


See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Ogden 2008, p. 510.

Bibliography



Further reading





На других языках


[de] FMA I.Ae. 27

Die FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I war ein Jagdflugzeugprojekt des argentinischen Herstellers Fabrica Militar de Aviones.
- [en] FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I

[fr] I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I

L’I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I est un avion de combat à réaction argentin conçu par l’Instituto Aerotecnico en 1946.

[ru] FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui

FMA I.Ae. 27 «Пульки́» (мап. Pulqúi, «Стрела») — опытный образец истребителя, созданный компанией FMA. Первый реактивный самолёт в Аргентине и Латинской Америке[1][2]. Разрабатывался по заказу ВВС Аргентины инженерами кордовского Института аэротехники во главе с эмигрантом из Франции Эмилем Девуатином. Проект был закрыт, но наработки были использованы при создании Pulqui II.



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