FMA IA-59

IA-59
IA-59
General information
Type	Unmanned aerial vehicle
National origin	Argentina
Manufacturer	Fabrica Militar de Aviones
Status	On display
Number built	1
History
First flight	9 December 1972

Last updated November 09, 2025

The FMA IA-59 is a 1970s Argentine single-engined unmanned aerial vehicle, designed and built for the Argentine Air Force by Fabrica Militar de Aviones.

Development

The small UAV first flew on 9 December 1972 powered by McCulloch piston engine.^[1]

Aircraft on display

The only IA-59 built is on display at the Museum of Industry in Córdoba Province, Argentina.^[1]

References

1 2 "FMA from 1945, Part 14". Air Britain Archive. Air-Britain: 2011/003. March 2011.

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[fma-1] 1 2 "FMA from 1945, Part 14". Air Britain Archive. Air-Britain: 2011/003. March 2011.

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v t e Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA)/Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) aircraft
Dirección General de Aerotécnica (Ae) 1927–1936	C.1 C.2 C.3 C.4 MB.1 MB.2 ME.1 MO.1 MOe.1 MOe.2 MS.1 T.1
Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) 1938–1943	FMA 20 FMA 21
Instituto Aerotécnico (I.Ae) 1943–1952	I.Ae 22 I.Ae 23 I.Ae 24 I.Ae 25 I.Ae 27 I.Ae 28 I.Ae 30 I.Ae 31 I.Ae 32 I.Ae 33 I.Ae 34 I.Ae 35 I.Ae 36 I.Ae 37 I.Ae 38 I.Ae 39 I.Ae 40
Instituto Aerotécnico (IA) 1952-present	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 IA-100

FMA IA-59

Contents

Development

Aircraft on display

References