JPATS competition

[Erdosain]

1/2. Gato and Mancha departing from the FMA on October 4, 1988, on their historic tour to the US, to participate in the evaluations of the JPATS program

2/2. The last photo is from October 28, 1988, already in the US.
Credits: FMA Archive via José "Pepe" Martínez.

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[Badner]

This is a pic I received from LTV Public Relations in 1990. I was in Texas at the time, when these aircraft, dubbed Gato and Macha flew overhead. My camera? in the trunk of the car, with the rest of my luggage!!

 

[Badner]

Gato" one of the two aircraft submitted for the JPTAS program re-designed to carry a 30 mm cannon pod.

 

[Erdosain]

 

[Erdosain]

Vought Pampa 2000 - Entrenador de América​

Vought Pampa 2000 - America's Trainer

Vought se asoció con la Fábrica Militar de Aviones Argentina para comercializar el IA-63 Pampa como Pampa 2000 en la competencia JPATS

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[Erdosain]

Interview with Ruben Lianza, pilot of the Vough Pampa 2000:


Vough Pampa 2000 from the cockpit, interview with Rubén Lianza

Vough Pampa 2000 desde el cockpit, entrevista a Rubén Lianza

Siguiendo la historia del Pampa 2000, dialogamos con el Com. Rubén Lianza, quien fué parte del equipo de pruebas

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[RipSteakface]

Grumman S.211A model for sale on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/363891547290?hash=item54b9a05c9a:g:pL4AAOSwcKVivjJa

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Cessna's entry is presently sitting outside at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas. Attractive aircraft and considering it being outside, still in good shape. More than can be said for the Beech Jet Mentor which has recently been moved to the back storage lot. Wish the Beechcraft Heritage Museum would take it.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[RavenOne]

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Model of Vought Pampa 2000 JPATS proposal found on eBay.

Source:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JPATS-PAMPA-2000-VOUGHT-AIRCRAFT-COMPANY-DESK-SHELF-MODEL-WITH-BOX-/330799381947?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d052dfdbb

Laughingly flicking through my 3 decades old

US Air Force Air Power Directory



Cheers

 

[Erdosain]

An the Americans Came...

IA-63's Tour in America

Two articles on the IA-63 Pampa and the JPATS program published in Aeroespacio Magazine Number 465, September - October 1988

For some reason I don't know, in Argentina they thought the best candidate for the JPATS program was the FMA IA-63 Pampa, and the local press made sure to publicize that.

 

[Erdosain]

FMA/VOUGHT PAMPA 2000 PRESENTATION

Aerospace No. 494

July - August 1993

 

[Erdosain]

The Pampa Shone in Dayton, USA

 

[CammNut]

I was flown in the Aermacchi MB.339 as part of Lockheed's PR campaign for JPATS. I got some stick time. Very docile for a jet, but still able to make my oversensitive stomach churn in the maneuvers!

My colleague Guy Norris was flown in the PC-9 by Beechcraft as part of their JPATS campaign. The demonstration pilot started the aircraft on the ramp then said "It's yours." He had to taxi out, take off and fly. Quite a demonstration.

 

[elmayerle]

I sometimes wonder if the MB339 would have faired better if it had a less fuel-hungry engine. THe Viper was a good engine, but it was a turbojet.