Fabrica Militar de Aviones SA established at Cordoba 1927;
redesignated Institute Aerotecnico 20 October 1943, incorporated
into Industrias Aeronauticas y Mecanicas del
Estado 1952, became Direccion Nacional de Fabricaciones
e Investigaciones Aeronauticas 1957, reverted to FMA in
1968. License-production 1927-1943 included Avro
504R, Dewoitine D.21 C, Bristol F.2B, Focke-Wulf Fw 44J,
Curtiss Hawk 75. Indigenous designs included Ae.C-1
three-seat
I.A.58 "Pucara"
monoplane, Ae.C-2 trainer of 1932, Ae.T-1 fiveseater
of 1933, Ae.C-3 light aircraft of 1934, and Ae.M-
01 built for Argentine Army. El Boyero two-seater built
1939-1940. Production of the IA.58 Pucara twin-turboprop
COIN aircraft for Argentine Air Force ended in 1986. First flight of IA.63 Pampa advanced and weapon training
jet trainer, also for light attack, took place in October
1984. December 1994 agreement between the Government
of Argentina and Lockheed Aircraft Service Company
to privatize FMA aircraft factory and maintenance
depot at Cordoba, with Lockheed operating as the management
organization from July 1995. See LMAASA.
