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Encyclopedia > Bolivian Air Force
Military of Bolivia
Military Manpower
Military age 19 years of age
Availability Males age 15-49: 1,949,267 (2000 est.)
Fit for military service Males age 15-49: 1,269,228 (2000 est.)
Reaching military age annually Males: 86,863 (2000 est.)
Active troops
Military Expenditures
Amount $147 million (FY99)
Percent of GDP 1.8% (FY99)


Military branches of Bolivia: Army (Ejército Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policía Nacional de Bolivia) The Bolivian Naval Force, formerly Bolivian Navy (in Spanish, Armada Boliviana) does exist, though the country has been landlocked for almost 150 years. ...

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Army

The Army maintains a small fleet of utility aircraft, primarily to support headquarters.

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[1] Notes
Beechcraft King Air Flag of United States United States Staff transport Beech 90
Beech 200
1
1
Cessna 206 Flag of United States United States Utility 4
Cessna 421 Flag of United States United States Staff transport Cessna 421B 1

King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cessna 205, 206, and 207, known variously as the Skywagon, Super Skywagon, and Stationair is a development of the popular Cessna line of high-wing, single-engine piston aircraft used for general aviation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cessna 421 Golden Eagle is a development of the earlier Cessna 414 light, twin-engine personal transport aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...

Air Force

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service[1] Notes
Aérospatiale Lama Flag of France France Utility helicopter SA 315B 2
Aerotec A-132 Flag of Brazil Brazil Trainer A-132B
T-23
2
5
Beechcraft Baron Flag of United States United States Utility 55 2
Beechcraft Bonanza Flag of United States United States Utility V35 2
Beechcraft King Air Flag of United States United States Staff transport Super King Air 200 4
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Flag of United States United States Trainer FMA T-34B 21
Bell 205 Flag of United States United States Utility helicopter UH-1H 12
Bell 212 Flag of United States United States Utility helicopter 1
Canadair T-33  Canada Attack AT-33A 4
CASA C-212 Flag of Spain Spain Transport 1
Cessna 152 Flag of United States United States Utility 10
Cessna 172 Flag of United States United States Utility 172K 2
Cessna 185 Flag of United States United States Utility 2
Cessna 206 Flag of United States United States Utility 11
Cessna 210 Flag of United States United States Utility 4
Cessna 310 Flag of United States United States Utility 1
Cessna 402 Flag of United States United States Utility 402B 1
Cessna 421 Flag of United States United States Utility 421B 1
Convair 580 Flag of United States United States Transport 2
Douglas DC-3 Flag of United States United States Transport Basler Turbo 67 1
Fokker F27 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Transport F27-400M 4
Lancair 320 Flag of United States United States Trainer 1
Learjet 25 Flag of United States United States VIP transport 25B
25D
1
1
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Flag of United States United States Transport Total
C-130A
C-130B
C-130H
6
2
3
1
MD Helicopters MD 500 Flag of United States United States Utility helicopter 500M 10
NEIVA T-25 Universal Flag of Brazil Brazil Trainer 6
Pilatus PC-7 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Trainer 9
Piper PA-34 Flag of United States United States Utility 2
Rockwell Sabreliner Flag of United States United States VIP transport Sabreliner 60 1

The Aérospatiale Lama is a light mono-engined utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aerospatiale of France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Beechcraft model 58 Baron Beechcraft Baron BE55 The Beechcraft Baron is a light-medium twin-engine piston aircraft originally developed by Beech Aircraft Corporation and currently manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Fork Tailed Doctor Killer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly (or officially in the USMC) known as the Huey, was a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam war. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... UH-1Ns lifting from a field outside Baghdad on April 10, 2003 Bell 212 (C-FOKV) registered to Canadian Helicopters at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada The Bell 212 or UH-1N(also known as the Twin Two-Twelve and Twin Huey) is a medium military/civilian helicopter that... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Canadair T-33 is the result of a 1951 contract to build T-33 Shooting Star Trainers for the RCAF. The power plant would be a Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbo jet instead of the Allison J33 used by Lockheed in the production of the original T-33. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 1985 Cessna 152 Cessna 152 panel The Cessna 152 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, primarily used for flight training. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Cessna 172RG Cessna 172 instrument panel 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Cessna 185 (C-FFXO) Skywagon II at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada The Cessna 185 also know as the Skywagon is a six seat, single engined, general aviation light aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cessna 205, 206, and 207, known variously as the Skywagon, Super Skywagon, and Stationair is a development of the popular Cessna line of high-wing, single-engine piston aircraft used for general aviation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Cessna 210 Centurion Cessna T210L A Cessna T210L shows the designs strutless cantilever wing A Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion with its distinctive small windows The Cessna 210 Centurion is a 6 seat, high-performance, single-engine general aviation aircraft which was first flown in January 1957. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... 1968 Cessna 310N The Cessna 310 was the first twin-engine aircraft design from Cessna to enter production after World War II. The 310 first flew on January 3, 1953 with deliveries starting in late 1954. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cessna 402 is a 6 to 10 place light twin piston engine aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Cessna 421 Golden Eagle is a development of the earlier Cessna 414 light, twin-engine personal transport aircraft. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A restored Convair 240 in Western Air Lines livery, at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft, which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A PIA F27 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in January, 2006 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Lancair () is a leading manufacturer of general aviation aircraft located in Bend, Oregon USA. The company was founded by Lance Neibauer in 1981 as a producer of composite homebuilt aircraft kits. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Learjet 25 is a ten seat (two crew and eight passengers) twin-engined, high speed business jet. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The MD Helicopters MD 500 series is a family of light utility civilian and military helicopters. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer, a low-wing mono-plane with a tandem seating cockpit, is a basic training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a highly popular light transport aircraft, often used for personal transport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The North American Sabreliner (later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner) was developed by North American Aviation in response to the U.S. Air Forces Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...

Navy

See full article: Bolivian Naval Force.

The Bolivian Naval Force, formerly Bolivian Navy (in Spanish, Armada Boliviana) does exist, though the country has been landlocked for almost 150 years. ...

References

  1. ^ a b "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.

This article was adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000. Aviation Week & Space Technology (often abbreviated as Aviation Week or AW&ST) is a weekly magazine which reports upon the state of the aerospace industry. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...



 
 

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