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FAdeA IA-63 Pampa

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The IA-63 Pampa is an advanced jet trainer with combat capability. Versions currently in production are the Pampa II and Pampa III.

It has all-metal structure in the form of semi-monocoque with stressed skin, and a single engine. The fuel tank is integral to the two-spar wing box, and the wings are shoulder-mounted. Tricycle landing gear is hydraulically extended and designed for unprepared surfaces. Ailerons, rudder, tailplane, Fowler flaps and airbrake are hydraulically-powered, and primary surfaces have tandem actuators.

Accommodates two pilots in tandem with ejector seats, in a pressurised and air conditioned area under a single-piece canopy. Three-screen EFIS with optional helmet-mounted display.

First prototype flew in 1984 and the first production model in 1987. First production Pampa III flew in 2018.

Photo: FAdeA

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Attack, Trainer

Final assembly

Cordoba Air Garrison ·

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
FAdeA IA-63 Pampa	1979 / 1984	2007	Production: 1 (2025) Shephard Media reported on 11 August 2025 that FAdeA had delivered a new Pampa III Block II to the Argentine Air Force, assigned to the 6th Air Brigade at Tandil. No further 2025 delivery has been confirmed in available sources as of the research dat [medium]. Baseline variant.
FAdeA IA-63 Pampa II	2001 / 2005	2013	Upgraded variant, formerly in conjunction with Lockheed Martin and known as AT-63.
FAdeA IA-63 Pampa III	2013 / 2015		Redesigning of Pampa aircraft, includes light attack avriant: IA-63GT Pampa III.

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