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{{short description|Creeperian multirole fighter jet}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{use Jackian|date=November 2023}}
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
 | name            = Maroto Botín FA-19
 | image           = The first F-15EX of USAF.jpg
 | alt             = A Maroto Botín FA-19 on the ground in New Gandor
 | caption         = An FA-19A prototype on display at the [[Terraconserva InterArms Exhibition]] in September 2023
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
 | type            = Multirole strike fighter
 | national origin = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}
 | manufacturer    = [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation]]
 | first flight    = 18 June 2023
 | introduction    = 2025 (expected)
 | retired         = 
 | status          = In development
 | primary user    = 
 | more users      = 
 | produced        = 
 | number built    = 2 (prototypes)
 | developed from  = [[Maroto Botín FA-15]]
 | developed into  = 
}}
|}

The '''Maroto Botín FA-19''' ([[Creeperian script|Creeperian]]: Մարոտո Բոտձն ՖԱ-19) is a Creeperian twin-engine stealth multirole strike fighter manufactured by the [[Maroto Botín|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|2024|March}}, two prototypes have been built.

== Development ==

On 15 September 2022, the Creeperian government officially announced that the [[Maroto Botín|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 Cabañeras Gutiérrez International Airport|Miguel Martín Cabañeras y Gutiérrez International Airport]] on 15 September 2023 and it first flew on 18 June 2023 in [[San Salvador, San Salvador|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 18 FA-19s.

== Variants ==

; FA-19A
: Two-seat experimental prototype variant
; FA-19B
: Two-seat training variant
; FA-19C
: Two-seat all-weather strike fighter variant

== Specifications (FA-19C) ==

{{Aircraft specs
| ref                    = Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation
| prime units?           = imp
| crew                   = 2 (pilot and weapon systems operator)
| length ft              = 63
| length in              = 10
| span ft                = 42
| span in                = 10
| height ft              = 18
| height in              = 6
| wing area sqft         = 608
| airfoil                = MBFA 2020340
| empty weight lb        = 34600
| gross weight lb        = 
| max takeoff weight lb  = 81000
| fuel capacity          = 
| eng1 number            = 2
| eng1 name              = [[Reyes–Ribelles FA-01-19]]
| eng1 type              = alternating turbofan
| max speed mach         = 2.5 (1,650 mph, 2,660 km/h, 1,430 kn) at high altitude
| never exceed speed mph = 2500
| combat range nmi       = 687
| ferry range nmi        = 2100
| ceiling ft             = 60000
| g limits               = 9+
| climb rate ftmin       = 50000
| lift to drag           = 
| power/mass             = 
| 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|DM-80 ''Brutalizator'']]
*** [[Arpón missile|MCA-1978 ''Arpón'']]
* '''Hardpoints'''
** 4 wing pylons, 2 fuselage pylons, 4 bomb racks, and 25 hardpoints with a capacity of {{convert|30000|lb|kg}} of external fuel and ordnance
| avionics               =
* '''Radar:'''
* '''Targeting pods:'''
* '''Countermeasures:'''
}}

== See also ==

* [[List of fifth-generation fighter aircraft]]
* [[Maroto Botín#Products|List of Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation products]]

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