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1980
1980 - 0712.PDF
FLIGHT International, / March 1980 THER NATIONS continued MANY (WEST) lier Do28D Skyservant Latest pro- ion version is the Do28D-2. Orders 1 some 250, including civil sales, liable alongside the Skyservant is P&WAC PT6A-powered Turbo Sky, gned to operate in areas where ;as is unavailable. This version will in sale this year. tomers: Cameroun 1; West Germany Ethiopia ?; Israel 10; Kenya ?; awi 2; Morocco 1; Nigeria 8; Somalia 'hailand; Turkey 6; Zambia 10+. B Flamingo Trainer MBB subsidiary gzeug-Union-Sud has relaunched the mingo basic trainer in a turbo- rged, Tl form. This 2/3 seater is igned to meet US FAR Part 23 air- rthiness requirements. ein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 400 ihough this ducted-fan trainer has in successfully evaluated by the rman Air Force to replace Piaggio 49D screening trainers, it has been aided to defer procurement as the craft is too expensive. The Fantrainer D is powered by an Allison turboshaft gine. The front fuselage could be lored to simulate cockpit configura- ms of various aircraft. At the moment is patterned on the Alpha Jet. IDIA ndustan Aeronautics HJT-16 Kiran Fine 190 of these basic trainer/light tack aircraft are required by the dian Air Force and Navy. The Kiran k 1A is principally a weapons trainer, Farting two 7-62mm machine guns in iderwing pods. Development of the k II Kiran, with a derated Orpheus [k701 engine of 3,4001b thrust and >ur underwing hardpoints, was due to e completed in 1979. India is reported > be considering marketing the Kiran broad. This will mark HAL's entry into le aircraft export business. ustomer: India 190 required. [industan Aeronautics HPT-32 This wo-seat primary trainer, of which two rototypes are on order, first flew on anuary 6, 1977. In its present ab-initio rainer form the aircraft has a fixed ricycle undercarriage but provision has >een made for retractable gear on air- raft built for other duties. Production ircraft could have four underwing hard- >oints. The type is scheduled to replace he HT-2 in IAF service from 1981-82. Customer: India 2 prototypes. Hindustan Aeronautics Gnat Mk II (Ajeet) Some 213 licence-built Folland Gnats were built by Hindustan Aero nautics, and the first Ajeet development aircraft flew in March 1975. Communica tions and navigation equipment is being improved and, from the 21st aircraft onwards, a Ferranti F195 Isis gunsight will replace the older unit. The major change in the Ajeet is, however, the adoption of an integral wing fuel tank, which allows the underwing slipper tanks to be dispensed with and weapons to be carried in their place. The hydraulic and flying-control systems have also been modified. Production of the Ajeet is expected to last about four years and Gnat Mk Is are to be brought up to Ajeet standard. The prototype of Hindustan Aeronautics Ajeett (Gnat Mk II) a two-seat training derivative has been built and will be evaluated. Production deliveries to the IAF are planned for 1981. Customer: India 213 Mk Is delivered, 80 Ajeet initially required. ISRAEL Israeli Aircraft Industries LAI 201 Arava A military version of the Arava utility transport aircraft made its first flight in 1972, since when more than 60 have been sold worldwide. The Israeli Air Force first used the type in the Yom Kippur war and has since placed pro duction orders, though by far the majority of aircraft have been built for export. A maritime-patrol version is being offered which has an AD-9 pas sive radar system in the nose, while a further development is the IAI-202 "stretched" Arava with Whitcomb wing- lets and a wet wing carrying an addi tional 1,6001b of fuel. Customers: Bolivia 6; Ecuador 9; Guate mala 10; Honduras 3; Israel 14; Mexico 10; Nicaragua 2; Salvador 5; Swaziland 2. Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir-C2 This present production version of Kfir dif fers from the original in having fixed canard surfaces slightly ahead of and above the wing, leading-edge sawteeth on the main wing and small strakes along the nose. Although similar in prin ciple to the close-coupled canard con figuration of the Saab Viggen, the for ward wings of the Kfir-C2 are consider ably smaller in relation to the main wing and are designed primarily to im- Israel Aircraft Industries Sea Scan prove combat manoeuvrability rather than field performance. LAI does all the major Kfir assembly work, but airframe subassemblies are produced by a number of other com panies. Production rate is believed to be up to four aircraft a month. The cen tral digital processor (Elto Electronics S-8600), memory unit, interfaces, control boxes and display of the weapon- delivery and navigation system are in tegrated by Elta, an LAI subsidiary. Much of the hardware has been de veloped from American systems but performance is claimed to be far superior to that of the original. The US has vetoed some Kfir sales because of the high American content (including the J79 engine). Sales to Austria, Guatemala and Taiwan are possibilities but nothing has materialised. LAI has sold refurbished Atar-powered Mirages (called Daggers), with Israeli avionics. Customers: Argentina 26 Dagger; Israel 160 Kfir. IAI Sea Scan Derived from the LAI Westwind 1124 executive jet, Sea Scan has a nose radome housing a Litton APS- 504(V)2 search radar with a flat plate antenna. The radar is interfaced with the Global ENS 500A VLF/Omega long- range navigation system and has 60 n.m. range against 150m2 targets. Positions are provided for seven crew including tactical navigator, systems operator and two observers. Flare dispensers can be mounted to two fuselage pylons, which can also take rescue equipment. Customer: Israel 3.
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