Maroto FA-2

Maroto FA-2
A Maroto FA-2 in 1948.
Role	Attack aircraft
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Maroto Aircraft Company
Designer	Mauricio Maroto Galván
First flight	1940
Introduction	1940
Retired	1962
Status	Retired; various aircraft on display
Primary user	Creeperian Air Force
Produced	1940–1952
Number built	650
Developed from	Maroto FA-1

The Maroto FA-2, nicknamed the Fusilador (literally "shooter"), is a Creeperian single-engine piston attack aircraft built by the Maroto Aircraft Company. The aircraft was the produced by Maroto Aircraft from 1940 to 1952, 650 Maroto FA-2s were built. The aircraft saw extensive usage throughout latter half of the Creeperian Civil War. Various Maroto FA-2s are on display in museums.

History

The Maroto FA-2 was developed by the Maroto Aircraft Company for the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council during the Creeperian Civil War. It was produced by 1940 to 1952. It was retired in 1962.

Operators

Creeperopolis

• Creeperian Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
• Wingspan: 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
• Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
• Wing area: 363 sq ft (33.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,510 lb (2,499 kg)
• Gross weight: 8,600 lb (3,901 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Reyes FA-3 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,200 hp (890 kW)
• Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 248 mph (399 km/h, 216 kn) at 15,700 ft (4,800 m)
• Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,800 m)
• Time to altitude: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in 5 minutes 48 seconds

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 4 × forward-firing .30 cal (7.62mm) Figueroa-30 machine guns, 500rpg
  • 2 × forward-firing .50 cal Figueroa-37 in gun pods, 200rpg
  • 1 × .30 cal (7.62mm) Figueroa-30 machine gun in rear cockpit, 1,000 rounds
• Bombs: 2,000lb max load
  • Internal: Up to twenty 20 lb (9.1 kg) bombs in internal racks
  • External: Eight hardpoints under the fuselage, four outboard hardpoints can take 500 lb (230 kg) bombs, all eight can carry 100 lb (45 kg)

See also

• List of Maroto Aircraft Company products