FAdeA IA-100 Malvina

The FAdeA IA-100 Malvina is an Argentine trainer aircraft developed by the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) from December 2014. It was first flown in 2016.^[2]

IA-100
Role	Trainer aircraft
National origin	Argentina
Manufacturer	Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
First flight	8 August 2016[1]
Status	Completed
Number built	1
Developed from	Grob G 120TP

Design and development

The IA-100 was developed as a result of a project to demonstrate FAdeA's current design and production capabilities, as a basis for a future indigenous training aircraft. The design was largely based on the German Grob G120 monoplane.^[3] The outcome was a technology demonstrator that incorporated processes and materials common in many industries but still new to FAdeA, such as composite materials.^[4]

In August 2020, the Argentinian Ministry of Defence named the aircraft "Malvina", after Argentina's name for the Falkland Islands.^[5]

Specifications

IA-100 during its first flight in 2016

Data from ^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2, side by side
• Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 12.5 m² (135 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 637 kg (1,404 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-360 B1F , 130 kW (180 hp)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 135 kn) maximum
• Stall speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn) with flaps up
• Ferry range: 850 km (530 mi, 460 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,486 m (18,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 6.1 m/s (1,200 ft/min)