Yes, the “paparra” is still there and FLYING!
We are restoring it at the moment, re-painting it in some parts and doing some maintenance on the engine. By the way, did you know the lifespan of these “tigre” engines is only 400 hours? Yes, only 400 hours, and after that, it must be overhauled
The sister plane (another “paparra”) was destroyed by a fire in 1978 and no longer exists.
The correct name for this aeroplane is AISA- I115 and ours is the one and only example flying in Spain nowadays. There is another one in Madrid, but has some stability problems and was grounded some time ago. You can have a look at the following link:
www.fio.es/
Excuse me, I forgot it\'s all in Spanish.
This is a better link:
http://www.fio.es/museo/aviones.htm