FMA IA 62

IA.62
Role	Trainer
Manufacturer	FMA
Status	Cancelled project

The FMA IA.62 was a military trainer aircraft under development in Argentina in the late 1970s. It was developed by the Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) in response to an Argentine Air Force request for a replacement for its Beech B-45 "Mentor" trainers then in service. The new aircraft was to combine its main role as a primary trainer with secondary roles as a reconnaissance and light attack aircraft.

The resulting design was for a low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable tricycle undercarriage. The pilot and instructor were to sit in tandem under a long bubble canopy, and the Turbomeca Astazou turboprop was selected as a powerplant.

A scale model was displayed at the 1978 Paris Air Show, but the project was cancelled shortly afterwards.

Specifications (as designed)

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
Length: 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 19.4 m² (209 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,460 kg (3,220 lb)
Gross weight: 2,528 kg (5,573 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV F, 405 kW (543 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 412 km/h (256 mph)
Range: 1,080 km (670 miles)
Service ceiling: 6,750 m (22,150 ft)

Armament

2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.62 mm machine guns in wings
disposable stores on two underwing hardpoints

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fábrica Militar de Aviones.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 394. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
Hulaczuk, Sergio; Héctor Vaccaro (September–October 2007). "Ficha técnica Nº 65: Entrenadores". Aeroespacio (579). Retrieved 2008-03-20.
"Argentinians propose new trainer". Flight: 317. 30 July 1977. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

Aircraft produced by FMA/LMAASA/FAdeA

C.1 C.2 C.3 C.4 MB.1 MB.2 ME.1 MO.1 MOe.1 MOe.2 MS.1 T.1 FMA 20 FMA 21 IAe 22 IAe 23 IAe 24 IAe 25 IAe 27 IAe 28 IAe 30 IAe 31 IAe 32 IAe 33 IAe 34 IAe 35 IAe 36 IAe 37 IAe 38 IAe 39 IAe 40 IA 41 IA 43 IA 44 IA 45 IA 46 IA 47 I.Ae. 48 IA 49 IA 50 IA 51 IA 52 IA 53 IA 54 IA 55 IA 56 IA 58 IA 59 IA 60 IA 62 IA 63 IA 66 IA 67 IA 68 IA 70 IA 73

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