FMA SAIA 90

FMA SAIA 90
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Type:	Fighter plane
Design country:	Argentina
Manufacturer:	Fábrica Militar de Aviones

The FMA SAIA 90 was a fighter aircraft project from the Argentine manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones .

History and construction

Dornier supported the FMA in developing the FMA IA 63 Pampa . This collaboration was so fruitful that it was decided to jointly develop a new fighter aircraft from the mid-1980s. The machine should at least partially have stealth properties. The desired result had a similar design as the Northrop YF-17 , but the wings were set a little higher and pulled further forward, so almost delta wings. The development work was well advanced, but the FMA's financial situation had deteriorated so much that it became clear that the project could not be implemented alone. However, the search for possible partners was unsuccessful, so that development had to be stopped.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Dates (planned)
crew	1
length	15.53 m
span	10.95 m
height	3.96 m
Wing area	30 m²
Empty mass	7,800 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	14,500 kg
Cruising speed	? km / h
Top speed	Mach 2.25
Service ceiling	? m
Range	3,380 km
Engines	2 × General Electric F404
Armament	1 × Mauser 27 mm automatic cannon 11 suspension points under the fuselage and the wings for bombs and missiles

See also

• List of aircraft types

Web links

• SAIA 90, el caza que no fue on aviacionargentina.net (Spanish), accessed June 2, 2016
• PROYECTO AVION DE CAZA ARGENTINO SAIA 90 on webnode.com.ar (Spanish), accessed on June 2, 2016
• Proyecto SAIA 90 on interdefensa.argentinaforo.net (Spanish), accessed June 2, 2016