ICA IS-32

National origin: Romania
Manufacturer: ICA
Designer: Iosif Silimon
First flight: June 1977

The ICA IS-32 was a two-seat sailplane produced in Romania in the 1970s. A refinement of the IS-28B, it shared most of that aircraft's fuselage, mated to new wings and empennage. This new wing had a span of 20 metres, featuring interconnected ailerons and flaps, Schempp-Hirth-type airbrakes, and water ballast tanks. The monowheel undercarriage differed from the IS-28 in being fully retractable.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One/two pilots
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 8 in)
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 14.7 m (158 ft)
Aspect ratio: 27.2
Empty weight: 350 kg (770 lb)
Gross weight: 590 kg (1,300 lb)

Performance

Maximum speed: 232 km/h (144 mph)
Maximum glide ratio: 46
Rate of sink: 0.5 m/s (104 ft/min)

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Coates, Andrew (1978). Jane's World Sailplanes and Motor Gliders. London: MacDonald and Jane's. pp. 127.

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