DINFIA IA 38
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Robert PodkońskiI have always wanted to see the finished model of this weird plane. Good work!
David R. MeizosoWow, never heard of this plane before! Nice blend of a B2 and a pigeon. Looks like something out of the 40s, not 60s! Good job, Damianus!
Behemonth Magnusthank you friends, you can see the building process, spare parts, brand and so on, on the building album where I added real photo from it.
Ia-38 | Album by damian203 (1:72)
Villiers de VosVery nice work, and as Robert said, this is a very rare and interesting subject.
Behemonth Magnusthank you friend, I should take new pictures, there are with the unfinished dio... I am so lazy 😛
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The DINFIA IA 38 was an Argentinian experimental cargo aircraft made by Military Aircraft Factory (FMA) in Córdoba, Argentina, based on research by Reimar Horten who was stablished there until his death. It was an all-metal tailless shoulder-wing swept monoplane, with the vertical control surfaces instead located near the tips of the wings. The short, stubby fuselage was fitted with retractable tricycle landing gear. Power was provided by four I.Ae. 16 El Gaucho radial engines mounted within the wings, driving pusher propellers mounted clear of the wing trailing edges. The two-man cockpit was faired into the leading edge of the wing. A cargo compartment within and below the wing was capable of carrying 6100 kg of freight using a rear access door.
The prototype was completed in 1959, however problems with engine cooling delayed the first flight to 9 December 1960. Horten was forced to use the IA 16 engines which were below the power rating of the intended powerplants.
