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The ICA IS-32 is an open class high-performance metal 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. It had no provision for water ballast. The monowheel undercarriage differed from the IS-28 in being fully retractable.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 14.68 m (158.0 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 27.25
• Airfoil: root:Wortmann FX 67-K-170; tip: Wortmann FX 67-K-150
• Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 590 kg (1,301 lb)

Performance

• Stall speed: 78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn) in smooth air
• Max rough air speed: 161 km/h (87 kn; 100 mph)
• Max aero-tow speed: 140 km/h (76 kn; 87 mph)
• Max winch-launch speed: 110 km/h (59 kn; 68 mph)
• g limits: +4 -1.5
• Maximum glide ratio: 44.5
• Best glide speed: 110 km/h (59 kn; 68 mph)
• Rate of sink: 0.62 m/s (122 ft/min) *Minimum sink speed: 90 km/h (49 kn; 56 mph)
• Wing loading: 40.2 kg/m (8.2 lb/sq ft)

References

1. John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. London: Jane's Information Group. p. 628. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.

Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 528.
• Hardy, Michael (1982). Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 56.
• Coates, Andrew (1978). Jane's World Sailplanes and Motor Gliders. London: MacDonald and Jane's. p. 127.

• 1970s Romanian sailplanes
• ICA aircraft
• Aircraft first flown in 1977
• Shoulder-wing aircraft
• Forward-swept-wing aircraft
• T-tail aircraft