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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 1198.PDF
18COME IN FOLLAN FLIGHT •" •-• '- : 29 JULY ,960 August 31, 1959, saw the maiden flight of this brilliant little transonic trainer. Designed spe- cifically as the new advanced trainer for the R.A.F., the Gnat first took the air in the hands of Folland's Chief Test Pilot ... on the exact contract date agreed two years before with the Ministry of Supply! Simple, compact and de- lightful to handle, its tandem seating affords an excellent all-round view for bothI pupil and instructor. Docile and for- giving to inadvertent mishandling, the Gnat will give pilots the thorough training, confidence and experience which they need to fly the most ad- vanced operational fighters of the day. new transonic 2-seater now standardised as R.A.F. advanced trainer The Folland Gnat Trainer built by HAWKER SIDDELEY AVIATION 32 Duke Street, St. James's, London, S.W.1-
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