IPT-0 Bichinho | |
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Role | Aerobatic aircraft |
National origin | Brazil |
Manufacturer | Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas |
Designer | Frederico Brotero Orthon Hoover |
First flight | 1940 |
Number built | 4 |
The IPT-0 Bichinho was a Brazilian single-seat, single engined experimental sports aircraft.[1]
When Frederico Brotero took over the Seção de Aeronáutica(in English: Aeronautics Section) of IPT(Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas), encouraged the creation of several aeronautics projects, and gave continuity to others that were stopped, one of them was the IPT-0 Bichino that was redrawn. The name Bichinho(in English: Little Warm) came from the idea of making the smallest plane possible.[2]
Brotero employed various construction techniques on this aircraft, it was built using freijó and pinho, with pointed wings, with hypersupportive aerodynamic edges on the leading edge.[2] This type of wing eventually became a signature feature in all subsequent IPT aircraft.[2] It was a monoplace, wooden airplane, externally covered with plywood and canvas, conventional fixed landing gear.[3]
Tests with the first prototype showed structural flaws, which had been solved in the other variants, a transparent canopy was also added.[3]
Data from Pereira, 1986[2]
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