Maroto Botín FA-19

Maroto Botín FA-19
A FA-19 prototype on display at the Terraconserva InterArms Exhibition in September 2023
Role	Multirole fighter jet
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation
First flight	18 June 2023
Introduction	2025 (expected)
Status	In development
Number built	2 (prototypes)
Developed from	Maroto Botín FA-15

The Maroto Botín FA-19 (Creeperian: Մարոտո Բոտձն ՖԱ-19) is a Creeperian twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, multirole fighter jet manufactured by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. The aircraft was designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft and was derived from the Maroto Botín FA-15. Neither Maroto Botín nor the Creeperian government have yet confirmed wether or not the aircraft will be carrier-capable. As of March 2024, two prototypes have been built.

Development

On 15 September 2022, the Creeperian government officially announced that the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation was developing a new multirole fighter jet derived from the design of the Maroto Botín FA-15. The aircraft was first publicly displayed at the Miguel Martín Cabañeras y Gutiérrez International Airport on 15 September 2023 and it first flew on 18 June 2023 in San Salvador as a part of that year's 18 June Liberation Parade.

The Maroto Botín FA-19 prototype was publicly displayed at the Terraconserva InterArms Exhibition in Fort Handel, New Gandor on 27 September 2023.

In March 2024, a second FA-19 prototype was built.

Operational history

The Maroto Botín FA-19 is expected to enter service with the Creeperian Air Force in 2025.

Potential operators

Creeperopolis

The Creeperian Air Force is expected to be the primary operator of the FA-19. It has placed an order of 250 FA-19s. The Creeperian Navy has also ordered 100 FA-19s, with military analysts suspecting that some of the aircraft could be purposed for carrier operations.

Pavulturilor

The Pavulturilori Air Force has ordered 12 FA-19s.

Variants

FA-19EX

Initial experimental prototype variant of the FA-19.

Specifications

Data from Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and weapon systems operator)
• Length: 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m)
• Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
• Wing area: 608 sq ft (56.5 m²)
• Airfoil: MBFA 2020340
• Empty weight: 34,600 lb (15,694 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 81,000 lb (36,741 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Reyes–Ribelles FA-01-19 alternating turbofan

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,660 km/h, 1,430 kn) at high altitude
• Never exceed speed: 2,500 mph (4,000 km/h, 2,200 kn)
• Combat range: 791 mi (1,272 km, 687 nmi)
• Ferry range: 2,400 mi (3,900 km, 2,100 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
• g limits: 9+
• Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s)
• Thrust/weight: 0.93

Armament

• Guns
  • 1× 20 mm Figueroa-111 gatling cannon
• Bombs
• Missiles
  • Air-to-air missiles:
  • Air-to-surface missiles:
    • DM-80 Brutalizator
    • MCA-1978 Arpón
• Hardpoints
  • 4 wing pylons, 2 fuselage pylons, 4 bomb racks, and 25 hardpoints with a capacity of 30,000 pounds (14,000 kg) of external fuel and ordnance

Avionics

• Radar:
• Targeting pods:
• Countermeasures:

See also

• List of Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation products