FMA IA 63 Pampa
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| IA 63 Pampa | |
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 IA-63 Pampa |
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| Type | Advanced trainer, light attack |
| Manufacturer | Fabrica Militar de Aviones Lockheed Martin |
| Maiden flight | 6 October 1984 |
| Status | Operational |
| Primary user | Argentine Air Force |
| Number built | 20 |
The FMA IA 63 Pampa is an advanced trainer aircraft with combat capability, produced in Argentina by Fabrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) with assistance from Dornier of Germany.
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[edit] Design and development
Although influenced by the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet design, the Pampa differs in being a smaller aircraft, it is also single-engined and has straight instead of swept wings. The avionics systems are also simpler than the Franco-German aircraft, which has an important secondary combat role. The Pampa prototype first flew on 6 October 1984.
[edit] Variants
[edit] IA 63
Production of the initial series has been delayed and hampered by the state of the Argentinian economy, and as a result only 20 production aircraft have been built for the Argentine Air Force. They are in service with the IV Air Brigade at Mendoza in the advanced training role of Argentine pilots.
[edit] Vought Pampa 2000
In the 1990s, LTV/Vought selected the IA 63 as the basis for the Pampa 2000, which Vought entered into the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System competition for the United States Air Force. The Pampa 2000 lost to the Beechcraft/Raytheon entry which became the T-6 Texan II.
[edit] AT-63 Pampa
With the acquisition of FMA by Lockheed Martin the Pampa went through a midlife upgrade with new engine and a more advanced avionics package compatible with the A-4AR and weapon system. This new project is called AT-63 Pampa (for attack trainer) and is marketed by Lockheed Martin. By now the only client is the Argentinian Air Force which is in the process of modernizing its entire fleet and buying six new built units. The AT-63 was also offered to Colombia, Greece and Venezuela.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (IA 63)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: 35 ft 10.25 in (10.93 m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 9.25 in (9.68 m)
- Height: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
- Wing area: 168.2 ft² (15.63 m²)
- Empty weight: 6,219 lb (2,821 kg)
- Loaded weight: 8,378 lb (3,800 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,023 lb (5,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Garrett TFE731-2-2N turbofan, 3,500 lbf (15.6 kN)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 466 mph (750 km/h)
- Cruise speed: mph (km/h)
- Service ceiling 42,325 ft (12,900 m)
Armament
- 2 × 30mm cannon
- 4 underwing hardpoints, max load 2,557 lb (1,160 kg)
[edit] See also
Related development
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- AT-63 Official page at Lockheed Martin website
- Global Security.org page Plane specifications
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