IA-100 Malvina
Role Trainer aircraft
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
First flight 8 August 2016[1]
Status Completed
Number built 1

The FAdeA IA-100 Malvina is an Argentine trainer aircraft developed by the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones from December 2014. It was first flown in 2016.[2]

Design and development

The IA-100 was developed as a result of a project to demonstrate FAdeA's current design and production capabilities, as a basis for a future indigenous training aircraft. The outcome was a technology demonstrator that incorporated processes and materials common in many industries but still new to FAdeA, such as composite materials.[3]

In August 2020, the Argentinian Ministry of Defence named the aircraft "Malvina", after Argentina's name for the Falkland Islands.[4]

Specifications

IA-100 during its first flight in 2016

Data from [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2, side by side
  • Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 125 m2 (1,350 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 637 kg (1,404 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-360 B1F , 130 kW (180 hp)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 135 kn) maximum
  • Stall speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn) with flaps up
  • Ferry range: 850 km (530 mi, 460 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,486 m (18,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 6.1 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

References

  1. "El avión argentino IA-100 realiza su primer vuelo de prueba - Noticias Infodefensa América". Infodefensa.com. 16 August 2016.
  2. "Fresh Air at FAdeA". Flight International. 191 (5581): 25. 4 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Project details, in FAdeA website (English) accessed 12 January 2018
  4. Reim, Garrett (25 August 2020). "Argentina to use pension funds to restart development of IA-100 'Malvina'". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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