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IA-59
Role Unmanned aerial vehicleType of aircraft
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer Fabrica Militar de Aviones
First flight 9 December 1972
Status On display
Number built 1

The FMA IA-59 is a 1970s Argentine single-engined unmanned aerial vehicle, designed and built for the Argentine Air Force by Fabrica Militar de Aviones.

Development

The small UAV first flew on 9 December 1972 powered by McCulloch piston engine.

Aircraft on display

The only IA-59 built is on display at the Museum of Industry in Córdoba Province, Argentina.

References

  1. ^ "FMA from 1945, Part 14". Air Britain Archive. Air-Britain: 2011/003. March 2011.
Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA)/Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) aircraft
Dirección General de Aerotécnica (Ae) 1927–1936
Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) 1938–1943
Instituto Aerotécnico (I.Ae) 1943–1952
Instituto Aerotécnico (IA) 1952-present
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