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IA 58 Pucara is a two-seat light attack aircraft powered by two turboprop engines. It was designed for the COIN (counterinsurgency) and CAS (close air support) roles for the Argentine Air Force.-
It has narrow fuselage and tail section and a tandem seat cockpit with a steep sloping nose. Because of the steep nose the pilot has excellent forward visibility. Although heavily armed the weapons are unguided and visually aimed by the crew.-
The IA 58 only needs a minimum of ground support to operate, it is able to operate from unprepared rough terrains.-
Specifications
Crew: 2
Capacity: 2
Length: 14.25 m (46 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 6 in)
Height: 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 30.3 m2 (326.16 ft2)
Empty weight: 4,020 kg (8,862 lb)
Gross weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
Powerplant: 2 — Turbomeca Astazou XVIG turboprops, 729 kW (978 hp) each each
Maximum speed: 500 km/h (310 mph)
Cruising speed: 430 km/h (267 mph)
Range: 3,710 km (2,305 miles)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (31,800 ft)
Armament
2 — 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.804 autocannons
4 — 7.62 mm FN Browning machine guns
3 — hardpoints for up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of gun pods, bombs, rockets, mines, or torpedoes
It has narrow fuselage and tail section and a tandem seat cockpit with a steep sloping nose. Because of the steep nose the pilot has excellent forward visibility. Although heavily armed the weapons are unguided and visually aimed by the crew.-
The IA 58 only needs a minimum of ground support to operate, it is able to operate from unprepared rough terrains.-
Specifications
Crew: 2
Capacity: 2
Length: 14.25 m (46 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 6 in)
Height: 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 30.3 m2 (326.16 ft2)
Empty weight: 4,020 kg (8,862 lb)
Gross weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
Powerplant: 2 — Turbomeca Astazou XVIG turboprops, 729 kW (978 hp) each each
Maximum speed: 500 km/h (310 mph)
Cruising speed: 430 km/h (267 mph)
Range: 3,710 km (2,305 miles)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (31,800 ft)
Armament
2 — 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.804 autocannons
4 — 7.62 mm FN Browning machine guns
3 — hardpoints for up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of gun pods, bombs, rockets, mines, or torpedoes
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