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1954
1954 - 1907.PDF
806 FLIGHT, 25 June 1954 Fiat G 49-2 (A/Ws Leon ides). Military Aircraft 1954 Trainers INDIA Hindustan HT-2. Designed along Chipmunk lines, the HT-2 has a Cirrus Major 3 engine and weighs 2,240 lb all-up. Maxi mum speed is 130 m.p.h. and initial rate of climb 800 ft/min. FINLAND Valmet VH-2 Vihuri. Produced for the Finish Air Force, this advanced trainer has a Bristol Mercury VIII engine and tandem seats. Span, 33ft; max. speed, over 270 m.p.h. FRANCE Fouga C.M.170R Magister. A very thorough appreciation of this little machine (two Turbomeca Mabore 2s) appeared in Flight of April 2, 1954. It has tandem seats and a "butterfly" tail. Provision is made for two 7.5 mm guns, two 110 lb bombs, and four rockets. Span, 37ft; length, 32ft 2in; empty weight, 4,268 lb; max. permissible weight, 7,055 lb, max. speed at 30,000ft, 444 m.p.h.; max. rate of climb at sea level, 3,350 ft/min. Morane Saulnier M.S.7SS Fleuret. Powered, as is the Magister, with two Turbomeca Mabore 2s, this side-by-side two-seater likewise resembles a small jet fighter. Emergency escape from the pressurized cockpit is effected through a trap-door on the underside of the fuselage. Armament as for the Magister is specified. Span, 31ft 4in (33ft over tip tanks); weight empty, 4,200 lb; normal gross weight, 5,850 lb; max. speed, 447 m.p.h. at 19,680ft; initial rate of climb, 3,346 ft/min. ITALY Ambrosini Super S.7. A more powerful development of the S.7, this single-seater has a Gipsy Queen 70 engine, two 7.7 mm guns, and provision for bombs, rockets or an F.24 camera. Top speed is about 280 m.p.h. Caproni F.5. Of wooden construction, the F.5 is powered with a single Turbomeca Palas. It is of very small dimensions (span, 25ft 8in; wing area, 107 sq ft), but appears to seat its two occu pants, tandem-wise, in reasonable comfort. Maximum speed at height is 242 m.p.h. and climb to 16,400ft, 23 min. Fiat G 82. This trainer is developed from the G 80-1B and G 80-3B (Goblin 35) but is powered with a Rolls-Royce Nene RN2/21. Armament is two 0.5in guns, and eight rockets or two bombs. Span, 38ft O^in; length, 42ft 5in; weight empty, 9,880 lb; all-up weight, 14,840 lb; wing loading, 50.9 lb/sq ft; max. fuel tankage, 480 gal; max. speed at 10,000ft 560 m.p.h.; min. speed at sea level, with flaps, 110 m.p.h.; range, 750 miles; climb to 30,000ft, 10 min 45 sec. Fiat G 59. A single-seat or tandem two-seat advanced trainer with Rolls-Royce Merlin 500/20 engine, having a maximum speed of 380 m.p.h. at 21,000ft. Fiat G 49. Alternative power plants for this tandem-seat trainer are the Alvis Leonides 502/4 Mk 24 or Pratt and Whitney R-1340-S3H1. Fiat G 46. A D.H. Gipsy Queen 30 or Alfa Romeo 115-1 ter powers this 3,100 lb tandem two-seater. Macchi M.B.323. This tandem two-seater has a Pratt and Whitney R-1340 engine and fittings for guns, bombs or rockets. Span, 40ft 8in; length, 32ft 2in; gross weight, 4,950 lb; max. speed, 232 m.p.h. at 9,500ft; range, 670 miles. Piaggio P.150. Similar in character to the Macchi M.B.323, the P.150 likewise has a Pratt and Whitney R-1340 engine and provision for armament. Span, 42ft 4in; length, 30ft 4in; gross Morane Saulnier M.S.755 Fleuret (two Turbomeca bAarbork 2). Ambrosini S.7 (D.H. Gipsy Queen). Caproni F.5 (Turbomeca Palas). Fiat G80-1B (D.H. Goblin 35). Piaggio P.150 (Pratt and Whitney R-1340). (Above) Piaggio P.148. (Below) Fokker S.14 (Rolls-Royce Nene).
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