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| | Israel Aircraft Industries IAI-101 Arava |
 | | Named after a valley in Israels Negev dessert, the STOL transport Arava was intended to fulfil a variety of civil and military roles. |
 | | It was also offered in a VIP configuration for 12 passengers, as a flying clinic, and in versions for mapping, mining research, oil prospecting, rainmaking, bridge construction, and as a flying laboratories for agriculture and health ministries. |
 | | In all 90 Aravas were build and delivered to Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, and Nicaragua, mostly used in the military role. |
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