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== Operators == | == Operators == | ||
− | {{flag|Atlántida}} | + | * {{flag|Atlántida}} |
− | * [[Atlántidan Air Force]] | + | ** [[Atlántidan Air Force]] |
− | {{flag|Castilliano}} | + | * {{flag|Castilliano}} |
− | * [[Castillianan Air Force]] | + | ** [[Castillianan Air Force]] |
− | {{flag|Creeperopolis}} | + | * {{flag|Creeperopolis}} |
− | * [[Creeperian Air Force]] | + | ** [[Creeperian Air Force]] |
− | {{flag|El Salvador|1937}} | + | * {{flag|El Salvador|1937}} |
− | * [[Salvadoran Air Force]] | + | ** [[Salvadoran Air Force]] |
− | {{flagcountry|Free Republic of Noundures}} | + | * {{flagcountry|Free Republic of Noundures}} |
− | * [[Free Noundurian Army]] | + | ** [[Free Noundurian Army]] |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == |
Revision as of 04:39, 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 |
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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Retired; 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"), is 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. The aircraft saw extensive usage throughout the Creeperian Civil War and saw service with various countries. Although the aircraft was retired by the Creeperian Air Force in 1952, it continued service with other air forces until 1972. Various Maroto FA-1s are on display in museums.
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