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FMA 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.

Controls :
VTOL : Flaps
AG1 : Landing Gear Turn
AG2 : 4 x 7,62 mm Machine Guns
AG3 : 2 x 20 mm Autocannons

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
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  • Wingspan 49.4ft (15.0m)
  • Length 47.6ft (14.5m)
  • Height 17.6ft (5.4m)
  • Empty Weight 7,034lbs (3,190kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,306lbs (4,221kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.209
  • Wing Loading 22.3lbs/ft2 (109.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 416.9ft2 (38.7m2)
  • Drag Points 6938

Parts

  • Number of Parts 444
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,634