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Aviation History
1951
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265 FLIGHT, 2 March 1951 TOMORROW'S TRAINER .combined in these firsiuyie-air /'Flight" photographs of thef&rcival iP.56—qualities whicJ^wiH^e appre- "., _, A.F. instructors and pupils when the new basic trainer comes into service. The P.56 has been adopted as the suc- cessor to the Prentice, and replace- ment will begin late next year. Points to note are the aircraft's simple, robust layout and the remarkably neat cowling of the SOQ-hp Alvis Leonides engine. The Leonides, driving a constant- speed airscrew, gives the fully- aerobatic P.56 a commendably high performance. Maximum speed 's 174 knots at 5,OOOft, and the aircraft cruises at over 140 kt. The take-off run—quoted as 288 yd at W load to clear 50 ft from a grass • Kid — is particularly impressive.
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