DINFIA IA 53

The DINFIA IA 53 Mamboretá (Guaraní for "Praying Mantis") was an agricultural aircraft developed in Argentina by DINFIA in the 1960s.

IA 53 Mamboretá
Role	Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer	DINFIA
First flight	ca. 1965
Number built	2

Description

The IA 53 was a single-engine low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional undercarriage configuration with fixed tailwheel. Accommodation for the pilot and a single passenger was provided under a broad bubble canopy.

Two prototypes were constructed, with the type making its first flight on 10 November 1966. No production followed, with FMA instead building the Cessna 188 under license.^[1]

Aircraft on display

One aircraft is preserved at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina in Morón, Buenos Aires.^[2]

Specifications

Front view of the preserved IA 53

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70 ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 21.52 m² (231.6 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.25:1
• Airfoil: NACA 4412
• Empty weight: 844 kg (1,861 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,525 kg (3,362 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 180 L (40 imp gal; 48 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540-B2B5 air-cooled flat-six engine, 175 kW (235 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
• Range: 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.84 m/s (755 ft/min)