Difference between revisions of "Maroto FA-1"
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| status = Retired; various aircraft on display | | status = Retired; various aircraft on display | ||
| primary user = [[Creeperian Air Force]] | | primary user = [[Creeperian Air Force]] | ||
| − | | more users = [[ | + | | more users = [[Pavulturilori Air Force]]<br />[[Castillianan Air Force]]<br />[[Atlántidan Air Force]] |
| produced = 1927–1944 | | produced = 1927–1944 | ||
| number built = 540 | | number built = 540 | ||
Revision as of 05:09, 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 |
Designer
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Mauricio Maroto Galván |
First flight
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December 1927 |
Introduction
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3 February 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 Pavulturilori Air Force Castillianan Air Force Atlántidan 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.
Development
In 1926, the Creeperian Air Force ordered an attack aircraft from the Maroto Aircraft Company to compliment the Maroto E-1 reconnaissance aircraft which was already in service. Between 1926 and 1927, Mauricio Maroto Galván personally designed the aircraft and the first prototype was built in late-1927. The aircraft was named the Maroto FA-1, with "FA" standing for Fuerza Aérea (Creeperian Spanish for "Air Force").
Service 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
