Argentine Aircraft Factory
The Fábrica Argentina de Aviones «Brigadier San Martín» S.A. (FAdeA) is a company dedicated to the production of aircraft and aerospace research, whose plant It is located in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.
History
In 1927, the executive branch established the Military Aviation Factory with the sole function of manufacturing aircraft, in a context of increasing industrialization.
In the 1940s the Aerotechnical Institute (IA) was created; and in the end of this decade the German engineer Kurt Tank designed the I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II, first reaction hunting plane manufactured by a Latin American nation.
In the 1950s the Military Factory produced I.Ae aircraft for the Argentine Air Force. 35 Huanquero and IA-50 Guaraní II. He then ceased his production until the beginning of the production of the attack plane FMA IA-58 Pucará, which would enter into action in the Operative Independence of 1975 and the 1982 Falklands War.
In 1951, the Technical General Directorate and the General Factory Directorate were established, in the context of the industrialization process that progressed at the time. In the same year was born the company "Aeronautical and Mechanical Industries of the State" (IAME), focused on the manufacture of cars.
In 1955 the FMA offered the Freedom Revolution the manufacture of one hundred (100) Pulqui II aircraft over a five-year period to replace the I.Ae hunt. 24 Calquín. The administration rejected the proposal by arguing urgency in replacing the Calquín. On the contrary, the Revolution bought the United States a lot of F-86 Sabre surplus of the Korean war. As an effect, FMA lost production possibilities.
On January 23, 1957, the executive branch established the National Directorate of Air Manufacturing and Research (DINFIA). This new state-owned company was made up of eight factories, among which the FMA was the main one.
In 1967 the Argentine Revolution transferred DINFIA to the field of the Argentine Air Force Material Command, constituted the Cordoba Material Area (AMC).The factory since its renationalization
In 2009, Congress authorized the National Executive Power to buy the shares of Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina. Then, the Ministry of Defense bought 99% of the shares, keeping the remaining 1% for the General Directorate of Military Manufacturing. In total they were US$ 110 million.
In 2011, FAdeA signed a contract with the Brazilian Embraer, for the manufacture of six components of the KC-390 transport. In 2015, the first delivery was made, consisting of three of the six components, destined for the first prototype of the aircraft.
By March 2017, the factory had reduced its deficit by 92.3%. In August of that year, it completed its first export in 25 years, selling two PA-25 Puelche aircraft for about U$S 500,000. Also, it entered into a contract with Airbus for the conservation of the C-212 aircraft that serve in the Army and the Naval Prefecture.
In November 2017, Antonio José Beltramone was appointed as the new president.
In September 2018, FAdeA delivered the first modernized C-130 Hercules to the FAA at its facilities.
In December, the factory delivered three new Pampa IIIs to the Air Force. Between 2019 and 2020, it delivered another three.
In 2019, FAdeA entered into a contract with the Emirati company Etihad Engineering to carry out maintenance on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.
In 2020, with the change of administration, engineer Mirtha Iriondo assumed the presidency of the company.
In February 2020, it was certified by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil to carry out maintenance on Brazilian A320 aircraft.
The Ministry of Defense entered into a contract with FAdeA in June for the modernization of a C-130H, the integration of the ISR system in the IA-58 Pucará OVX-501 and the replacement of components in the IA-63 Pampa III.
Also, MINDEF and FAdeA plan to produce the IA-100 trainer, under the name "Malvina".0
Aircraft produced
Under license
- Avro 504/Avro 504N Gosport (1928)
- Dewoitine D-21 C-1 (1929)
- Focke-Wulf FW44 "Stieglitz" (1937)
- Curtiss Hawk 75-0 (1940)
- Beechcraft Mentor B-45 (1957)
- Morane-Saulnier MS-760 "Paris" (1958)
- Cessna A-182 "Skylane" (1966)
Own development
- Ae.C.1 (1931)
- Ae.C.2 (1932) and its derivative Ae.M.E.1 (1933)
- Ae.T.1 (1933)
- Ae.M.O.1 (1934) (later Ae.M.Oe.1)
- Ae.C.e (1934)
- Ae.M.Oe.2 (1934)
- Ae.C.3 (1934)
- Ae.M.B.1 / Ae.M.B.2 Bombi (1935)
- Ae. M.S.1 (1935)
- Ae.C.3.G (1936)
- Ae.C.4 (1936)
- I.Ae.20 "El Boyero" (1940)
- F.M.A. 21 (1943)
- I.Ae. 22 "DL" (1944)
- I.Ae. 23 (1945)
- I.Ae. 24 Calquín (1946)
- I.Ae. 25 Mañque (1945)
- I.Ae. 27 "Pulqui I" (1947)
- I.Ae 28 Super Calquin
- I.Ae. 30 Ñancú (1948)
- I.Ae. 31 Colibrí (1947)
- I.Ae. 32 Chingolo (1949)
- I.Ae. 33 "Pulqui II" (1950)
- I.Ae. 34 Clen Antu (1949)
- I.Ae. 35 Huanquero (1953)
- I.A. 36 Condor
- I.Ae. 37 Interceptor (1954)
- I.Ae. 38 Naranero (1960)
- I.Ae. 41 Urubú (1953)
- I.Ae. 44 "DL" II
- I.Ae. 45 Querandí (1957)
- I.Ae. 46 Ranquel (1958)
- I.Ae. Guaraní I (1961)
- I.A. 50 "Guaraní II" (1966)
- I.A. 51 Tehuelche (1963)
- I.A. 53 (1966)
- I.A. 58 "Pucará"
- I.A. 63 "Pampa" (1988)
- I.A. 66 "Pucara II"
- I.A. 67 Cordoba (1980)
- I.A. 68 ATL (1980-1985)
- I.A. 70 "Vector" (1990)
- IA-100 (2016)
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