| IA-63 Pampa | |
|---|---|
 IA-63 in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | Trainer aircraft |
| National origin | Argentina |
| Manufacturer | FAdeA |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Argentine Air Force |
| Number built | 41[ citation needed ] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1984-present |
| Introduction date | April 1988 |
| First flight | 6 October 1984 |
The IA-63 Pampa is an advanced jet trainer with combat capability, produced in Argentina by Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) with assistance from Dornier of Germany.
Preliminary design studies for a replacement for the Morane-Saulnier MS-760 of the Argentine Air Force started at the Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) in 1978, with these studies resulting in selection of a proposal powered by a single Garrett TFE731 turbofan with high, unswept wings. At the same time the FMA signed a partnership agreement with Dornier to develop the new aircraft. [1]
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 supercritical wings rather than the swept ones of the Alpha Jet. It is constructed mainly of aluminium alloy, with carbon-fibre used for components such as the air intakes. The crew of two sit in tandem under a single-piece clamshell canopy. [2] 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. [3]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89 [25] and Air Force Technology [8]
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