PC-7 Turbo Trainer vs IA 58 Pucará

Swiss-made turbo trainer, distinguished by service in over 30 air forces, dating back to the late 1970s.
Picture of PC-7 Turbo Trainer
Origin country 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Category Military Training Aircraft
Manufacturer Pilatus
First flight 12 April 1966
Year of introduction 1978
Number produced 618 units
Average unit price $1.5 million
Argentinian counter-insurgency aircraft, notorious for its use during the Falklands War in the early 1980s.
Picture of IA 58 Pucará
Origin country 🇦🇷 Argentina
Category Combat Aircraft
Manufacturer FMA
First flight 8 November 1974
Year of introduction 1976
Number produced 110 units
Average unit price $2 million
Wing area 16.6 m²
Wingspan 10.4 m
Height 3.2 m
Length 9.8 m
Maximum speed 412 km/h
Operational range 1,200 km
Service ceiling 10,060 m
Max. takeoff weight 2,700 kg
Empty weight 1,330 kg
Total thrust 1 x 410 kW
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Wing area 30.3 m²
Wingspan 14.5 m
Height 5.4 m
Length 14.3 m
Maximum speed 500 km/h
Operational range 350 km
Service ceiling 10,000 m
Max. takeoff weight 6,800 kg
Empty weight 4,020 kg
Total thrust 2 x 729 kW

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