DISCONTINUED MPM 72083 Hipano Aviacion HA 200 Saeta

The Hispano HA-200 Saeta was a post-war training and light attack aircraft made in Spain, with an all-metal structure in a low wing configuration. The propulsion was provided by two turbojet engines Turbomeca Marbore IV . The first flight of this machine took place in February 1955. The serial production lasted in the period 1960-1965 and resulted in the creation of about 200-220 aircraft of this type. In the basic version, the machine did not have a permanent on-board armament.

The Hispano HA-200 Saeta was developed at the Hispano-Aviacion SA plants by the German constructor Wilhelm Messerschmitt, based on one of the previous designs of this plant - the HA-100 Triana aircraft. The Spanish Air Force quickly became interested in the new plane and after a series of tests and design corrections, the machine entered mass production. Several development versions were created in its course, for example: HA-200A (version with permanent on-board armament), HA-200B (version manufactured to Egypt's order - first in Spain, and then licensed on the Nile) or HA-200E (version with extensive possibilities of carrying suspended armaments). Aircraft in service with the Spanish Air Force remained in line until 1981 and were not used in combat. On the other hand, the ones used by Egypt were used in the Six-Day War in 1967.