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FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II

An Argentine swept-wing jet fighter prototype developed with major participation by Kurt Tank and first flown in 1950.

Archive ID: afm_0000416
FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II, shown in the selected representative source image.Government photographer / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — Argentina photographImage source

An Argentine swept-wing jet fighter prototype developed with major participation by Kurt Tank and first flown in 1950.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1950
OriginArgentina
ManufacturerFábrica Militar de Aviones
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
IAe 33 Pulqui IIPrototypeFighterArgentine Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

IAe 33 Pulqui II

IAe 33 Pulqui II — C013 baseline technical profile

Crew
1

Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Nene II turbojet

Armament: Prototype fighter planned around heavy fixed cannon armament.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Aeronave Pulqui II — Argentina.gob.ar · Tier 1