FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II

The FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II was a jet fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1940s in Argentina, under the Perón government, and built by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA). Embodying many of the design elements of the wartime Focke-Wulf Ta 183, an unrealized fighter project, the FMA envisioned the IAe 33 Pulqui II as a successor to the postwar Gloster Meteor F4 in service with the Fuerza Aérea Argentina. The Pulqui II's development was comparatively problematic and lengthy, with two of the four prototypes being lost in fatal crashes. Despite one of the prototypes being successfully tested in combat during the 1955 Revolución Libertadora, the political, economic and technical challenges faced by the project meant that the IAe 33 was unable to reach its full potential, and the Argentine government ultimately chose to purchase F-86 Sabres from the United States in lieu of continuing development of the indigenous fighter to production status.

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IAe 33; IAe 33 Pulqui II; Pulqui II
5 produced, 
single-seat fighter, Fábrica Argentina de Aviones, Argentine Air Force, Argentina, 

Bréguet 1100, single-seat fighter, 

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Frameless

Tank and Peron

Pulqui II 04

Pulqui II No.2m

Tank and Peron

Pulqui 2 (cropped)

Pulqui II 04

Pulqui II No.05

Pulqui II No. 03

Pulqui II (No.4 camo)

Pulqui 2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Tank and Peron		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II 04		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II No.2m		Commons
commons	image		Tank and Peron		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui 2 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II 04		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II No.05		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II No. 03		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui II (No.4 camo)		Commons
commons	image		Pulqui 2		Commons