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Designed by Emile Dewoitine, well known in the French aviation industry before World War II, the I.Ae.27 Pulqui (Arrow) was not only the first single-seat fighter to be designed in Argentina; it was also the first turbojet-powered aircraft to be built and flown by the nation. A cantilever low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction, the Pulqui had a conventional tail unit, retractable tricycle landing gear, and accommodation for the pilot well forward on the fuselage beneath a jettisonable canopy. Power was provided by a Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet mounted in the aft fuselage.
First flown on 9 August 1947, the Pulqui proved disappointing in tests, with
performance well below estimates, and further development was abandoned.
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| MODEL | I.Ae.27 |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Rolls-Royce Derwent, 1633kg |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 3600 kg | 7937 lb |
| Empty weight | 2358 kg | 5199 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.25 m | 37 ft 11 in |
| Length | 9.69 m | 32 ft 9 in |
| Height | 3.39 m | 11 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 19.70 m2 | 212.05 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 720 km/h | 447 mph |
| Ceiling | 15500 m | 50850 ft |
| Range | 900 km | 559 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 1 x 20mm cannon |
| bill, 21.06.2011 France y Russia, has one before to our country. Thanks to have to us in account in the world of aviation. Receive a hug from Argentina. | | , soccercleats, 21.06.2011 FMA I.A.27 Pulqui | | Ariel, arhielmdz=hotmail, 08.11.2010 the name of designed its Ing Kurt Tank | | Clem Miller, Clemjm23=aol.com, 17.10.2010 Isaac; The Caproni-Compini CC2 (or N-1) is still a reaction powered aircraft, as the piston engine only drove the compressor | | Isaac, ntrarme=aol.com, 17.10.2010 wouldn't the Caproni Campini CC.2 be debatable as being a true jet aerocraft? | | Clem Miller, clemjm23=aol.com, 15.10.2010 Argentina was the 9th nation to fly a reaction powered plane ( Jet plane, if you will, Rocket planes are reaction powered also) They are in order; Germany-1939; Italy-1940; England-1941; USA-1942; Japan-1945; Russia-1945; France-1946; Sweden-1947; Argentina-1947. This taken from "THE JET
AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD' William Green and Roy Cross 1957 | | bobby, 12.11.2009 can it be modifide drop bombs? | | Carlos, collomps=hotmail.com, 15.10.2009 Argentina was the 7th nation making a reaction airplane, not the 5th. | | Barry, 10.08.2009 I am sorry Fabian, Argentina could possibly be the sixth nation not the fifth. It may possibly stick in your craw but the first jet engine was British and the second flight of an aeroplane powered by such an engine was British. Furthermore the first flights by both the Americans and the French used effectively British engines and I cannot but notice that the Pulqui was in fact powered by a British Rolls Royce Derwent. | | Alberto Pagano, elreservista=gmail.com, 22.07.2009 Affirmative, the name is Pulqui I few years ago FMA create a Pulqui II, much better than the first plane. | | Fabian, fabian_darge=yahoo.com.ar, 23.03.2007 The Pulqui, was a fifth plane to reaction engine in te world. Onli USA, Germany, France y Russia, has one before to our country. Thanks to have to us in account in the world of aviation. Receive a hug from Argentina. | | Gerardo Ferrandino, geferrandi=hotmail.com, 08.01.2007 Rectification of my last comment. The correct name is PULQUI I. | | Gerardo Ferrandino, geferrandi=hotmail.com, 08.01.2007 The correct name is PULQUI II Very good museum |
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