Attack aircraft1969 attack aircraft family by Fabrica Militar de Aviones
IA 58 Pucará
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The FMA IA 58 Pucará (Quechua: Fortress) is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones. It is a low-wing twin-turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear, capable of operating from unprepared strips when operationally required. The type saw action during the Falklands War and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- Country of origin
- Argentina
- First flight
- 1969-08-20
- Length
- 14.25 m
- Wingspan
- 14.5 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 230 kt
- Max speed
- 400 kt
- Range
- 190 nm
- Service ceiling
- 33,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,500 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 14,991 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,863 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 340 US gal
- Powerplant
- Turbomeca Astazou XVIG
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 46.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 47.6 ft
- Height
- 17.7 ft
- Number built
- 110
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.