FMA IA-73

FMA IA-73 Unasur I.
Type:	Trainer aircraft
Design country:	Argentina
Manufacturer:	Fábrica Argentina de Aviones

The FMA IA-73 Unasur I is a training aircraft that has been in development since 2010 by the Argentinian manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones .

history

After the re-nationalization, FMA started again with the development of a training aircraft for the first time in 25 years. The machine is to replace the aging Beechcraft T-34 as a beginner's training aircraft. Two prototypes and 50 series aircraft are to be produced for the Fuerza Aérea Argentina . Interest in purchasing the machine should also exist in Ecuador and Venezuela , possibly also in Brazil .

construction

The IA-73 is a fully aerobatic machine that is designed as a low-wing aircraft and has a non-retractable nose wheel landing gear. The aircraft will be made almost entirely of composite materials and have a glass cockpit with Israeli avionics. The pilots sit behind one another in a tandem configuration under a one-piece cockpit hood.

See also

• List of aircraft types

Web links

Commons : FAdeA IA 73  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• IA-73 at fav-club.com (Spanish), accessed June 1, 2016
• IA-73 at globalsecurity.org , accessed June 1, 2016
• IA-73 on flightglobal.com , accessed June 1, 2016