The aircraft has a conventional tail unit and a non-retractable tailwheel landing gear.
Using the structurally reinforced fuselage of the IPE 06, it was to be equipped with more powerful engines of 130 to 150 hp.
[2] An US-American investor provided funds in the early 2000s to allow IPE to return to aircraft manufacturing.
The result was the IPE 06A, a significantly revised variant of the Curucaca with STOL capabilities.
[1] Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1991-92[4]General characteristics Performance