IPE 02 Nhapecan

IPE 02 Nhapecan
Role	Sailplane
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	IPE Aeronaves
Designer	João Carlos Boscardin
First flight	24 May 1979/1983/1990
Introduction	1986
Number built	02 Nhapecan I 80 Nhapecan II 01 Nhapecan III

The IPE 02 Nhapecan is a sailplane that was produced in Brazil in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a conventional, two seat design of wooden construction.^[1][2]

Design and development[]

During works on the IPE KW-2 Biguá, IPE they decided to develop a new two-seater model based on the Biguá.^[3] First of all, conventional instead of negatively swept wings were designed, as well as a new nose and other small details.^[3] The first flight of the new aircraft as IPE 02a Nhapecan was on May 24, 1979.^[3] After extensive testing, the prototype was sold and continued to fly for many years.^[4]

The IPE 02 Nhapecan was a two-seat glider with tandem seats and an enclosed cockpit.^[4] The fuselage was made of welded steel tubes and was covered with plywood. The wings were of wooden construction and covered with fabric. Under the fuselage was a single wheel. The fuselage was made of welded steel tubes and covered with fiberglass-reinforced plastic. As with the initial model, the wings were a wooden construction covered with fabric. Under the fuselage was a small wheel at the nose and a larger wheel in the center. In addition, there were structural modifications and fixed ballast.^[4]

Variants[]

IPE 02A Nhapecan I[]

First prototype of the glider family, which flew for the first time on May 24, 1979 with registration PP-ZQL. At least two prototypes produced, did not make it into series production.^[3]

IPE 02B Nhapecan II[]

Primary instructional model, certified in 1986, with 80 produced by the 1990.

IPE Nhapecan III[]

Prototype of an improved version of version II, it did not make it into series production. A built prototype.^[5]

Operators[]

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force – 10 IPE 02 Nhapecan II

Specifications (Nhapecan II)[]

Data from FHNW-IWI^[6]

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
• Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 17.2 m² (185 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
• Gross weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 32
• Rate of sink: 0.65 m/s (128 ft/min)

See also[]

• IPE Aeronaves

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Schleicher Ka 6

References[]

• Andrade, Roberto Pereira de (1997). Construção Aeronautica no Brasil 1910–1976. pp. 233–234. ISBN 85-250-2137-7.
• Volland, Marc (2011). Die Flugzeuge von Embraer: und anderer lateinamerikanischer Flugzeugbauer, ab 1945. Germany. ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0.

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