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Reimar Horten began work on the I.Ae. 37 around 1952, after his earlier flying wing projects were cancelled in 1951. This was a single-engined jet fighter that used a Delta wing flying wing structure with lateral engine inlets on each side of the nose.
Military aviation in Argentina can be traced back to the Paraguayan War when, on 8 July 1867, Staff Sergeant Roberto A. Chodasiewicz used an observation balloon during the battle of Humaitá. [5] Since then, the army has been the main driving force behind the national aeronautical development.
The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military [ 1 ] and 6,900 civilian personnel. [ 2 ]
C-130s flypass, Air Fest 2010 show, Moron Air Base, Argentina. This is a list of all fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operated by the Argentine Air Force since its formation in 1945, and by its predecessor (the Army Aviation Service) since 1912 to 1945.
The FMA IA 58 Pucará (Quechua: Fortress) is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones.It is a low-wing twin-turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear, capable of operating from unprepared strips when operationally required.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Argentina" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. ARG-2016-Aerial-Tierra del Fuego (Ushuaia)–Valle Carbajal 01.jpg 6,335 × 4,232; 19.85 MB
In early 2024, it was reported that the Navy was still working to restore at least two of the aircraft to flying condition. [23] Argentina was working on a procurement of four P-3C Orion aircraft from US Navy surplus stocks. Argentina's current fleet of P-3B's are non operational. The package deal was approved in September 2019.
However, rampant inflation and a severe recession have made impossible for the Argentine government to finance the manufacturing of any of the promised planes. [10] In 2016, a new Argentinian government allowed progress to be made and the first flight of the "Pampa III" took place the same year. [ 11 ]