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)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
• Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 19.4 m² (209 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,460 kg (3,220 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,528 kg (5,573 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV F , 405 kW (543 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 412 km/h (256 mph, 222 kn)
• Range: 1,080 km (670 mi, 580 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,750 m (22,150 ft)

Armament

• 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.62 mm machine guns in wings
• disposable stores on two underwing hardpoints