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FMA AeMB.2
first flew 1935· bomber
🎖️ military retired
what is it?
The FMA AeMB.2 Bombi was a bomber aircraft developed in Argentina in the mid-1930s. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration. It was fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which were covered by long, "trouser"-style fairings.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 17.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 17.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1935-06-09
- introduced
- 1936
- retired
- 1945
- status
- retired
- number built
- 16
- role
- bomber
- makers
- Fábrica Argentina de Aviones
- engines
- 1× Wright R-1820-F3
- length
- 10.9 m
- wingspan
- 17.2 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,500 kg
- top speed
- 285 km/h
- range
- 600 km
- ceiling
- 6,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1389212, Wikipedia: FMA AeMB.2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.