The INTA HM.1, also known as Huarte Mendicoa HM-1, was a 1940s
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primary trainer designed by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeronáutica (INTA) and built for them by
Aeronáutica Industrial S.A.
Aeronáutica Industrial S.A. is a Spanish aeronautical company. The predecessor company, ''Talleres Loring'' had been founded by Jorge Loring Martinez, Jorge Loring in 1923.
History
The predecessor company was founded by Jorge Loring Martinez ...
Development
The HM.1 was designed by INTA as a two-seat primary training monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear.
It was followed by a number of similar aircraft with equipment and accommodation changes.
The last of the family was the HM.7 built in 1947 which was an enlarged four-seat version powered by a 240 hp (179 kW)
Argus As 10
The Argus As 10 was a German-designed and built, air-cooled 90° cylinder bank-angle inverted V8 "low power" aircraft engine, used mainly in training aircraft such as the Arado Ar 66 and Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser and other small short-range ...
C engine, the HM.7 was the last powered aircraft designed by the Institute.
Variants
;HM.1
:Two-seat primary trainer
;HM.2
:enclosed-cabin version of the HM.1 with retractable landing gear.
;HM.3
:open-cockpit floatplane variant
;HM.5
:single-seat advanced trainer
;HM.7
:enlarged four-seat version
;HM.9
:two-seat glider tug
Operators
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Spanish Air Force
The Spanish Air and Space Force () is the aerial and space warfare branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.
History
Early stages
Hot air balloons have been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Al ...
Specification HM.1
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1940s Spanish civil utility aircraft
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Aircraft first flown in 1943