plural of Pucarael FMA IA-58 Pucara ( in quechua, do strength do ) It is a twin-engined turboprop design and construction argentina ( 41 aircraft military factory designation; it flew for the first time on 20 August of 1969.esta designed to operate in small, and not necessarily prepared, tracks of land, in combat positions advanced.Its primary mission is to support land, antihelicopteros and especially COIN 40 missions; counterinsurgency ). This aircraft is unusual due to its cockpit in tandem in a twin-engine propeller, however, shares similarities with the American OV-10 Bronco.He actively participated in the Falklands war, being used by the Argentina air force missions in close support to the Argentine military forces, as well as for camps and British helicopters attack.It was also used in counter-insurgency combat by the Colombian air force and by the Sri Lanka air force.
