FMA IA 50 Guaraní II

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IA 50 Guarani II

Argentine Air Force IA-50 Guarani II
Type	Multi-purpose aircraft
Manufacturer	Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA)
Designed by	n/a
Maiden flight	26 April 1963
Retired	7 January 2007
Status	Retired
Primary user	Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Produced	n/a
Number built	3 prototypes + 32 series aircraft
Unit cost	n/a
Developed from	IAe 35 “Huanquero”

I.A. 50 Guarani II (TX-01 c/n 01) Argentine Air Force Photographed at Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France, June 1966, source unknown (JOHAN VISSCHEDIJK COLLECTION)

The I.A. 50 Guarani II was an Argentine Multipurpose aircraft designed at the DINFIA (successor to the "Instituto Aerotecnico" - AeroTechnical Institute) in the early 60’s.

1 Background
2 Users
3 Specifications (IA 50)
4 References
5 External links
6 Related content

[edit] Background

The fuselage was semi-monocoque with squared cross-section, and it had unswept wings and swept tailplanes. The prototype flew the 26 April 1963.

In June 1965 the G-II prototype (register TX-01) was shown at the Paris Air Show (Le Bourget, France). TX-01 was later flown to the CEV (“Centre d’Essays en Vol”, Air Test Centre) at Istres, France, for technical evaluation, where it was tested for a total of 200 flying hours. It was flown back to the FMA, Argentina in February 1966, being the first Latin American]] built aircraft to cross flying the Atlantic ocean.

The last flying example, retired in 2006 at the II Brigada Aérea (IInd Air Brigade), at Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentina, is currently at the National Aeronautics Museum ("Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica") of the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina), at Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[edit] Users

Argentine Air Force
Argentine Federal Police
Servicio Penitenciario Federal
Líneas Aéreas Provinciales de Entre Ríos
Gobierno de Córdoba
Gobierno de Salta
Ministerio de Bienestar Nacional

[edit] Specifications (IA 50)

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General characteristics

Wingspan 19,59 m; length 15,49 m; height 5,76 m; wing surface 42 m2; empty weight ? kg; maximum take-off weight ? kg; wing load ? kg/m2. Powerplant: 2 x Turbomeca “Marbore” (?)turboprop engines, ? kg thrust. Crew: 3 + up to 14 passengers

Performance

maximum speed 490 km/h; cruise speed 420 km/h; landing speed ? km/h; service ceiling 12.500 mts; maximum range 2.200 km / ? hr ? min.

Armament

None.

[edit] References

Article on the 50th anniversary of the "Fabrica Militar de Aviones" - listing all the aircraft developed and manufactured there since 1927, Aerospacio, Buenos Aires, 1977. (in Spanish)