With FMA and IMPA at full stretch to fulfill war orders there are few new developments.
Here is one exception. A carrier-based scout/ dive-bomber.
Tucan T-18 NB-1
Dimensions: span 14.05m; length 10.85; height 3.81m; wing area 28.98 sq m (46/ 35.7/ 12.6/ 312 sq ft)
Structure: all-metal monocoque fuselage in three sections with Z section fames and L section stringers with riveted stressed light alloy covering, light alloy used for cantilever tail construction and tailplane covering. Cantilever metal wing with two steel spars, all-metal split flaps and aluminium framed ailerons with fabric covering. Underwing hydraulic-operated aluminium dive-brakes. Rudder and elevators aluminium framed with fabric covering. Retractable main undercarriage with single oleo-pneumatic legs with pneumatic brakes, an un-retractable castoring tail wheel and catapult spools and retractable arrestor hook attached to the lower fuselage aft.
Weights: empty 5,712lbs, maximum take-off 8,000lbs
Powerplant: one 1000hp Spartan 1000 twin-row radial engine
Performance: max speed 270 mph; service ceiling 30,500ft; range 921 miles (800nm)
Capacity: pilot in enclosed cockpit forward, navigator/gunner behind in fuselage in enclosed cockpit facing aft, pilot protected by a 6mm thick armoured plate
Armament: four wing-mounted 7.62mm Browning MG, one manual dorsal mounting with 7.92mm FMG/M32 MG (drum feed), bombload 227kg (500lbs) on one ventral (500lbs) and two wing racks (250lbs each)
Equipment: full controls and navigation equipment including receiver/transmitter, Sperry autopilot, one rescue dinghy in wingroot and ventral camera fitted in cabin floor
At the same time the Commando Aviacion Naval Argentina has a requirement for carrier-based single-engined fighters and torpedo bombers. There are no specifications because the Technical Staff wish to review all types with the aim of selecting the best. Deliveries must begin by April 1936.