History Brief, by Johan Visschedijk May 31, 2008

Fábrica Militar de Aviones

Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) was established in 1927, controlled by the Dirección de Aerotecnica. Initially formed to produce foreign designed aircraft, engines and equipment under license like the Avro 504K, from 1932 on aircraft of indigenous design were also build, the first was the Aé.C.1. In 1943 FMA was redesignated Instituto Aerotécnico and became Industrias Aeronáuticas y Meccánicas del Estado (IAME) in 1952. IAME was formed to takeover and control all State activities concerned with the design and construction of aircraft, engines and equipment. On July 1, 1952 the original name of Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) was adopted briefly. In 1957 the FMA was renamed Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones e Investigaciones Aeronáuticas (DINFIA), while it reverted once again to its original name of Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA) in 1968. The state company was privatized in 1995 and became a division of Lockheed on July 1, known as Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA (LMAASA). From 1927 on, several abbreviation were used in the aircraft designations, like Aé, I.A., I.Aé.

Fábrica Militar de Aviones (1927-1943)

Aé.C.1 Aé.C.2 Tenga Confianza Aé.C.3 Aé.C.3G Aé.C.4 Aé.M.B.1 Aé.M.B.2 Bombi Aé.M.E.1 Aé.M.O.1 Tronco Aé.M.Oe.1 Tronco Aé.M.Oe.2 Tronco Aé.M.S.1 Aé.T.1 Avro 504K Gosport Bristol F.2B Fighter Curtiss 75O Hawk Dewoitine D.21 DFS Rhönbussard FMA 20 El Boyero (Cowboy) FMA 21 Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz

Instituto Aerotécnico (1943-1952)

I.Aé.20 El Boyero (Cowboy) I.Aé.22 DL I.Aé.23 I.Aé.24 Calquín (Royal Eagle) I.Aé.25 Mañque (Vulture) I.Aé.27 Pulqúi I (Arrow) I.Aé.30 Ñamçu (Eaglet) I.Aé.31 Colibrí (Hummingbird) I.Aé.32 Chingolo I.Aé.33 Pulqúi II (Arrow) I.Aé.34 Clen Antú (Sunray)

Industrias Aeronáuticas y Meccánicas del Estado (1952-1956)

I.A.35 Huanquero I.A.37 I.A.41 Urubú (Owl)

Fábrica Militar de Aviones (1956-1957)

I.A.35 Huanquero

Dirección Nacional de Fabricaciones e Investigaciones Aeronáuticas (1957-1968)

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Farman Palomar (replica) I.A.35 Huanquero I.A.38 Naranjero (Orange Seller) I.A.45 Querandí I.A.46 Ranquel/Super Ranquel I.A.35 Guaraní I I.A.50 Guaraní II I.A.51 Tehuelche I.A.53 Mamboretá I.A.54 Andean Condor Morane-Saulnier MS-760 Paris Cessna A150 Cessna A182 Cessna A188 AgTruck

Fábrica Militar de Aviones (1968-1995)

IA 58 Pucará (Fortress) IA 63 Pampa IA 70 Vector (Embraer CBA 123)