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IS-29D2 | |
Role | Club-class Sailplane |
National origin | Romania |
Manufacturer | ICA |
Designer | Iosif Șilimon |
First flight | April 1970 |
Number built | >200 |
The ICA IS-29 was a sailplane built in Romania in the 1970s. The prefix IS comes from Iosif Șilimon, the Romanian IAR ( Industria Aeronautică Română) aeronautical engineer who designed it.
The 15-metre (49ft 3in) single-seat variant of the IS-28 series, the IS-29D2 single-seater has retractable gear, camber-changing flaps and Hütter-type airbrakes on the upper wing surface only. The T-tail has a fixed stabilizer and elevator. The –29D model is of all-metal construction while the earlier –29B has wooden wings. Developments include 19 metre (62 ft) -29E2 and 20 metre (66 ft) -29E3 versions and a flapless, fixed gear 16.5-metre (54 feet) ‘club’ model -29G.
The IS-29 was also produced in a motorglider version, designated the IS-29EM. This shared the low-set wings and three-point undercarriage of the IS-28M2, and the new wings of the IS-28MA.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89 [1] [2]
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This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (November 2023) |
IS-29, IS-31, and IS-33 | |
---|---|
IS-29D2 | |
Role | Club-class Sailplane |
National origin | Romania |
Manufacturer | ICA |
Designer | Iosif Șilimon |
First flight | April 1970 |
Number built | >200 |
The ICA IS-29 was a sailplane built in Romania in the 1970s. The prefix IS comes from Iosif Șilimon, the Romanian IAR ( Industria Aeronautică Română) aeronautical engineer who designed it.
The 15-metre (49ft 3in) single-seat variant of the IS-28 series, the IS-29D2 single-seater has retractable gear, camber-changing flaps and Hütter-type airbrakes on the upper wing surface only. The T-tail has a fixed stabilizer and elevator. The –29D model is of all-metal construction while the earlier –29B has wooden wings. Developments include 19 metre (62 ft) -29E2 and 20 metre (66 ft) -29E3 versions and a flapless, fixed gear 16.5-metre (54 feet) ‘club’ model -29G.
The IS-29 was also produced in a motorglider version, designated the IS-29EM. This shared the low-set wings and three-point undercarriage of the IS-28M2, and the new wings of the IS-28MA.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89 [1] [2]
General characteristics
Performance
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era