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Revised: October 14, 2007
Copyright © 1997-2010 by Jean Charles Barroux - jbarroux@LAMilitary.org

One FAMA/FMA I.A.50 Guaraní II was bought on December 3, 1970 through Contratación Directa Nº 279 for a couple of the bimotors directly with DINFIA. The first was to be delivered during 1971 and the second one during March 1972 and the contract included the usual training for the crew and maintenance personnel. For unknown reasons only one was ever received.

So, it was on August 13, 1971 that the Policía Federal Argentina received it first aircraft at Área Material Córdoba in the form of a FAMA/FMA I.A.50 Guaraní II with the LQ-JXN serial (C/N 003). This aircraft was a former Fuerza Aérea Argentina example where it used the T-111 serial.

The first pilots were Principal Marcelo Tarrio, Inspector Miguel Stazzone and the Subinspector Ricardo Dolino who received their pilot licenses on January 10, 1973, making their first operational flight with a crew composed only of personnel from the institution just 10 days after. This was an 8 hours flight from San Salvador de Jujuy to El Palomar.

This aircraft served until November 1980, and was sold back on June 18, 1981 to the Fuerza Aérea Argentina for US$ 300,000.00 receiving the serial T-123. Currently this aircraft is being used as training material by the Escuela de Educación Técnica Nº3 belonging to the IIª Brigada Aérea.

FAMA/FMA I.A.50 Guaraní II

FAMA/FMA I.A.50 Guaraní II training, transport and utility

Designation: FAMA/FMA I.A.50 Guaraní II
Manufacturer: FAMA/FMA, Argentina
Crew: 3
Passengers: 10 to 15 troops
Construction: All metal twin-engine, low-wing monoplane. 
Engine: 2 x Turboméca Bastan VIA
Engine Type: Turboprop
Engine Thrust: 693 kW (930 shp)
Propeller: 2 x 3 bladed
Length: 15.30 m
Height: 5.76 m
Wing Span: 19.59 m without tip tanks
Wing Area: 41.81 m2
Empty Weight: 3,924 kg
Max. Weight: 7,200 kg without tip tanks & 7,750 kg with tip tanks
Max. Speed: 490 km/h
Stall Speed: --- km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: 500 km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 491 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: 475 km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: 2,640 ft./min
Ceiling: 41,000 ft.
Fuel Capacity: 1,910 lts plus 144 lts in two non-jettisonable tip tanks
Range on Internal Fuel: 1,995 km
Range with Max. Fuel: 2,575 km
Range with Max. Payload: 1,995 km
Combat Radius: --- km ()
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: 1,500 kg
STOL Takeoff Run: 420 m @ MTOW
Landing Distance: --- m
Freight Hold Volume: --- m3
Freight Hold Capacity: --- kg
Radar: ---
EW: ---
Avionics: ---
Weapons: None.
Format: 1.0
Notes:       

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
LQ-JXN    003        CFA           --/Jun/1966 13/Aug/1971 wfu 18/Jun/1981     Ex-FAA T-111, to FAA T-123

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