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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 1012.PDF
72 ;-: FLIGHT, 8 July 1960 MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD . . . India (French section continued from page 69) Sud-Aviation SO.4050 Vautour II Production of 150 of these swept-wing twin-jet aircraft in attack, bomber and night fighter versions is now almost completed, and the first two versions form the backbone of theFrench bomber force. All versions of the Vautour can exceed Ml in a dive and are powered by two SNECMA Atar 101E turbojets of 737p01bthrust each. The Vautour II-A is a single-seat tactical support aircraft with fourDEFA 30mm guns and radar mounted in the nose. Up to 240 unguided rockets or 10 bombs can be carried in the fuselage weapon bay andunder-wing pylons can carry 275gal drop tanks, Matra rocket packs or 1,0001b bombs. The Vautour II-B is the bomber, without guns and carrying a bombaimer in a transparent nose section in addition to a single pilot. Special equipment is fitted to allow dropping of bombs at transonic speeds.A Vautour II-BR was fitted with a flight refuelling probe. The Vautour II-N is a tandem two-seat all-weather fighter with aCSF fire-control radar and four 30mm guns in the nose. The weapon bay can accommodate up to 240 rockets and the under-wing pylons cancarry 275gal drop tanks, rocket packs, or missiles such as the Nord 5103 and MATRA 530. Six Vautours were supplied to the Israeli Air Force and 40 II-As,40 II-Bs and 70 II-Ns were ordered for the French Air Force. Span, 50ft; length, 50ft; empty weight, 22,000/6; gross weight, 33,000to 44,000/b; max speed, 680 m.p.h.; ceiling, 49,200ft; take-off and landing runs less than 2,625ft. Germany C.160 Transall Three German companies, Hamburger Flugzeugbau,Weser Flugzeugbau and Blume Leichtbau und Flugtechnik, are asso- ciated in the design and construction of this military freighter. Furtherdetails under Nord-Aviation on page 69. Lockheed F-104G In future, the only two operational aircraft in theGerman air force will be the Fiat G 91 and the Lockheed F-104G. For the latter a major industrial undertaking is under way, with a groupof Heinkel, Messerschmitt, Dornier, Siebel and BMW associated with Dutch, Belgian and possibly Italian companies to produce 574 or moreF-104Gs for the German air force, 200 for the Netherlands and 100 for Belgium. Italy may also acquire some. Preliminary deliveries fromLockheed include 66 F-104Gs and 30 F-104F trainers to Germany and 20 F-104Fs to the Netherlands. Assembly of the first German-builtF-104 should begin at the end of next year. Dornier Do 27 Dornier Do 27 Production of 428 of these STOL general purposeaircraft powered by Lycoming 275 h.p. engines is now well towards completion. The German armed forces are receiving Do 27A utilityand Do 27B dual-control versions and the Do 27H2 with 340 h.p. Lycoming engine and larger fin and rudder is available. All are six-seaters and can have various types of undercarriage. Span, 39/1 4\in; length, lift 6in; empty weight, 2,167/b; gross weight,3,460/b; cruising speed, 127 m.p.h.; stalling speed, 36 m.p.h.; ceiling, 18,040/i; lake-off to 50/r, 186y<7; range, 540 miles. Entwicklungsring Slid Supersonic VTOL Design teams fromHeinkel and Messerschmitt and an armament and electronics team from Bolkow are working on the design of an M3 VTOL fighter to beequipped with six tilting lift engines developed by MAN from the Rolls-Royce RB.153. The design is in the very early stages, butMesserschmitt representatives have visited Short & Harland to inves- tigate the stabilization and control system applied to the SC.l. Thetype is certain to figure prominently in the joint British/German/ French /Italian discussions of VTOL aircraft and it has already beenofficially stated that it may be adopted for the RAF. French reports give the thrust of the RB.153 as 4,9601b and its t/w ratio as 16:1. Hindustan HT-2s Hindustan HF.24 No details have been officially released concerningthis fighter project, but it is reported that the German Kurt Tank is responsible for the design and that it is a light fighter. It apparently hastwo Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus, probably of BOr.12 rating, mounted in the fuselage and is a single-seater. Construction of a prototype is welladvanced. Supersonic speed capability seems certain. Hindustan HT-2 This tandem two-seat basic trainer is in servicewith the Indian Air Force and Indian Naval Air Arm as well as with Indian civil aviation training establishments and flying clubs. It hasbeen sold to Singapore and Ghana and is still available for export. The powerplant is a Blackburn Cirrus Major III giving 155 h.p. and fueltankage is 26gal. Span, 35ft 2in; length, 24ft 8m; empty weight, 1,540/b; gross weight,2,240/b; max speed, 130 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 115 m.p.h.; stalling speed, 52 m.p.h.; service ceiling, 14,500/1; range, 350 miles. Italy Agusta AZ-101G The Italian air force has ordered a prototype ofthis 30-passenger helicopter which is to be powered by three de Havilland Gnomes mounted radially about the transmission above the main cabin.Main and tail rotors each have four blades, there is a four-wheel under- Agusta AZ-101G (artist's impression) carriage and the loading ramp at the rear of the cabin may be kept openin flight. The three 1,050 h.p. Gnomes for the prototype are to be delivered later this year and ground running is expected to begin earlynext year. Several versions of the AZ-101G are in prospect, including one for antisubmarine operations. Rotor diam, 64ft; fuselage length, 54/f \in; empty weight, 12,566Zb;gross weight, 24,030/6; max speed, 143 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 125 m.p.h.; hovering ceiling in ground effect, 9,840/t. Agusta Bell 47 Series Both the Bell 47G and J series have for someyears been made under licence in Italy by Agusta, and many of them have been supplied for military use. Fiat G 91 Now in production as the standard lightweight strikefighter for NATO countries, Fiat G 91s are beginning to take their place in front-line squadrons. The G 91 is a single-seater, powered by alicence-built Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 803 of 5,0001b thrust. Fixed armament consists of four 0.5in machine guns in two quick-change packsin the fuselage flanks. Two under-wing pylons can carry either tanks, Napalm, various types of unguided rockets and rocket packs, air-to-airmissiles or Nord 5103 or AS.30 air-to-ground missiles. The G 91 has low pressure tyres and a drag chute for operation from grass fields andis capable of high subsonic speed at low level. A complete set of lightweight servicing equipment has been designed so that G 91 squad-rons can operate independently in the field with the minimum of personnel and equipment. G 91s have been ordered by Italy, Germany,Turkey and Greece, and 232 are to be built under licence by Heinkel, Messerschmitt and Dornier for the German Air Force. Theengines will be made by Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz. These machines will have a fixed armament of two 30mm guns instead of the four 0.5inmachine guns. A large proportion of all G 91s to be built will be of the G 91Rtype with a special nose housing one vertical and three oblique recon- naissance cameras in addition to the standard armam:nt. The G 91 has a Messier undercarriage, Pirelli tyres, Martin-BakerMk 4 lightweight ejection seat and Oerlikon rocket packs. Controls are fully powered and a Lear yaw-damper is to be fitted. The rear,front and floor of the cockpit and a large portion of the underside of the fuselage are protected by armour plate, and the rear portion of thefuselage may be detached for access and replacement of the engine. The canopy is of the clam-shell type. Span, 28/r lm; length, 33fr 8in; wing area, 176.7 sq_ ft; empty weight,6J00lb; gross weight, 11,4652b; max level speed, 565kt; stalling speed, I25kt; climb to 26,000/t Imin 45sec; service ceiling, 40,000/t; take-offto 50)t, 3,870/t; landing from 50ft, 2,020'«,- typical low-level strike radius, 150 n.m. Fiat G 91T The prototype of the tandem two-seat trainer version ofthe G 91 made its first flight little over a month ago and a production
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