title: ICA IS-32
text: # ICA IS-32
  
  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 $m^2$ (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 $kg/m^2$ (8.2 lb/sq ft)
  