AeMB.1 and AeMB.2 Bombi
Role	Bomber Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	FMA
First flight	9 October 1935
Introduction	1936
Retired	1945
Primary user	Argentine Air Force
Number built	16

TheFMA AeMB.2 Bombi was abomber aircraft developed inArgentina in the mid-1930s. It was alow-wingcantilevermonoplane of conventional configuration. It was fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which were covered by long, "trouser"-style fairings. The initial AeMB.1 configuration was fitted with a dorsal machine gun turret, later removed from the AeMB.2 to improve stability. Fifteen production examples saw service with theArgentine Air Force between 1936 and 1945. Two were lost to air accidents.

• AeMB.1 - initial design with dorsal gun turret
• AeMB.2 - improved design, turret removed to improve stability

General characteristics

• Crew: Three
• Length: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in)
• Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 25.0 m² (269 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,120 kg (4,670 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,500 kg (7,710 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 ×Wright R-1820-F3 , 533 kW (715 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 285 km/h (177 mph, 154 kn)
• Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,100 ft/min)

Armament

• 1 fixed forward-firing 11.35 mmMadsen gun in forward fuselage
• 1 trainable, rearward-firing 0.45 machine gun in ventral position
• 400 kg (880 lb) of bombs

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft

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