FMA IA 62

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The '''FMA IA 62''' was a military trainer aircraft under development in Argentina in the late 1970s.

==Development== 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)== {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = met |crew=Two, pilot and instructor |length m=11.30 |length ft=37 |length in=1 |span m=10.53 |span ft=34 |span in=7 |height m=3.45 |height ft=11 |height in=4 |wing area sqm=19.4 |wing area sqft=209 |empty weight kg=1,460 |empty weight lb=3,220 |gross weight kg=2,528 |gross weight lb=5,573 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Turbomeca Astazou XIV F |eng1 kw=405 |eng1 hp=543 |max speed kmh=412 |max speed mph=256 |range km=1,080 |range miles=670 |ceiling m=6,750 |ceiling ft=22,150 |armament = *2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.62 mm machine guns in wings *disposable stores on two underwing hardpoints }}  {{aircontent  |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= }}

==References== === Notes === {{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography === * {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=394 |isbn= 0-7106-0710-5 }} * {{cite journal |last=Hulaczuk |first=Sergio |title=Ficha técnica Nº 65: Entrenadores |journal=Aeroespacio |date=September–October 2007 |issue=579 |url=http://www.aeroespacio.com.ar/579/579/site/ficha.htm |accessdate=2008-03-20 |author2=Héctor Vaccaro |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216072016/http://www.aeroespacio.com.ar/579/579/site/ficha.htm |archivedate=2008-02-16 }} * {{cite journal |title=Argentinians propose new trainer |journal=Flight |date=30 July 1977 |pages=317|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1977/1977%20-%202324.html |accessdate=2008-03-20}}

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