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| − | The '''Maroto FA-1''', nicknamed the '''''Guerrillero''''' (literally "war fighter"), was a Creeperian single-engine biplane attack aircraft built by the [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]]. The aircraft was the first to be mass produced by Maroto | + | The '''Maroto FA-1''', nicknamed the '''''Guerrillero''''' (literally "war fighter"), was a Creeperian single-engine biplane attack aircraft built by the [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]]. The aircraft was the first to be mass produced by Maroto Aircraft; from 1927 to 1944, 540 Maroto FA-1s were built. |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 04:18, 3 June 2023
| Maroto FA-1 | |
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| A Maroto FA-1 in 1942. | |
Role
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Attack aircraft |
National origin
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 Creeperopolis
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Manufacturer
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Maroto Aircraft Company |
First flight
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1927 |
Introduction
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1928 |
Retired
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1972 |
Status
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Various aircraft on display |
Primary users
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Creeperian Air Force Castillianan Air Force Atlántidan Air Force Salvadoran Air Force |
Produced
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1927–1944 |
Number built
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540 |
Developed from
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Maroto E-1 |
The Maroto FA-1, nicknamed the Guerrillero (literally "war fighter"), was a Creeperian single-engine biplane attack aircraft built by the Maroto Aircraft Company. The aircraft was the first to be mass produced by Maroto Aircraft; from 1927 to 1944, 540 Maroto FA-1s were built.
Contents
History
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot & observer / gunner)
- Length: 29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
- Height: 11 ft (3.4 m)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,985 lb (2,261 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ribelles Guerrillero inverted air-cooled V-12 piston engine, 433 hp (323 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
- Range: 400 mi (640 km, 350 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Armament
- Guns:
- 6 × forward firing .30-cal. (7.62 mm) Figueroa-30 machine guns, two in the fuselage + one in each wing
- 2 × flexible .30-cal. Figueroa-31 machine guns
- Bombs: Provision for 100 lb (45 kg) of bombs mounted on lower wing racks
