------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version of 4 July 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --0--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2, Liuchow Kwangsi Biplane, a two-seat trainer developed in Kwangsi, a Chinese province which was at the time, in 1937, semi-autonomous. 3, Liuchow Kwangsi Lightweight fighter biplane, developed in 1937 in Kwangsi, a Chinese region that was at that time semi-autonomous. Its performance was insufficient, and it was not developed further. Type: 3 Country: China Function: fighter Year: 1937 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 260hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IIA Wing Span: 8.00m Length: 6.25m Height: 2.50m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 760kg Max.Weight: 1043kg Speed: 283km/h Ceiling: Range: 3hrs Armament: 1*mg7.7mm 214 Twin-engined crew trainer, a low-wing aircraft with twin tailfins. Type: 214-D Function: trainer / transport Country: Yugoslavia Year: 1951 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 447kW P&W R-1340-AN-1 Wing Span: 16.20m Length: 11.20m Height: 3.95m Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 5025kg Speed: 365km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: 1080km Armament: 522 All-metal successor to the 213 Vihor. --A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-3, AIDC Alternative designation for the {AT-3}A. A-5, Nanchang See {Q-5}. A.10 Wamira Turboprop trainer with side-by-side seating. Abandoned. (Australia) A.11 Turboprop trainer with tandem seating, developed from the {A.10}. Under development in 1985 in Australia. Abandoned in favour of the Swiss Pilatus {PC-9}. A.22, IVL Finnish production of the {Brandenburg W.33} A.36 Halcon, CASA / ENAER Attack version of the CASA {C-101} Aviojet, license-built in Chile. Aa, Nielsen & Winther This wooden biplane fighter was designed during WWI in Denmark. It was of conventional lines, with a long and fragile-looking tail, but the six delivered were finally retired because the engine was unreliable. Type: Aa Country: Denmark Function: fighter Year: 1917 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 90hp Thulin Wing Span: 7.70m Length: 6.60m Height: 2.8m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 350kg Max.Weight: 550kg Speed: 150km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*mg8mm Ab, Nielsen & Winther Two-seat reconnaissance version of the {Aa}. Ac, Nielsen & Winther Floatplane version of the {Aa}. AC-1, Comte All-metal, parasol-wing fighter, designed for the Swiss Fliegertruppe, which adopted the similar Dewoitine {D.27} instead. Only one was built. Later it was modified to set an altitude record. Type: AC-1 Country: Switzerland Function: fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 420hp Gnome-Rhone Jupiter IX Wing Span: 12.00m Length: 7.13m Height: 3.12m Wing Area: 24.00m2 Empty Weight: 920kg Max.Weight: 1320kg Speed: 260km/h Ceiling: Range: 450km Armament: ACE, Atlas/Denel All-composite training aircraft. The ACE is a turboprop-engined aircraft with retractable landing gear and tandem seats. The South African air force preferred the Swiss Pilatus {PC-7}. Type: ACE Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 560kW Wing Span: 10.8m Length: 10.8m Height: 4.10m Wing Area: 18.0m2 Empty Weight: 1545kg Max.Weight: 2200kg Speed: 473km/h Ceiling: Range: 2040km Adnan-1 Iraqi development of the Ilyushin {Il-76}MD 'Candid-B' as AEW aircraft. A rotating radome is installed, similar to that of the {A-50} 'Mainstay'. Three were in service at the beginning of the Gulf War; two of these were flown to Iran. See also {Baghdad-1}. Aerokriss, SME See {MD3}, Datwyler. A.F.G.1, Memel This was in fact the 'disguise' of the German Albatros {L 65} two-seat biplane fighter, built in Lithuania after WWI to avoid the restrictions of the Versailles treaty. The aircraft was evaluated by the German army, but not produced in series. Two built. Type: L 65 Function: fighter Country: Lithuania Year: 1925 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 450hp Napier Lion Wing Span: 10.30m Length: 6.15m Height: 2.80m Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: Armament: Aguila, Hawker Name given in Chile to an upgraded version of the Hawker {Hunter}. Agur, Dornier Do 28 Name of the Dornier {Do 28} in Israeli service. Ahit, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Name used for the {A-4} Skyhawk in Israeli service. Airtrainer, PAC CT-4 Small primary trainer with side-by-side seating. 96 built. Type: CT-4 Country: New Zealand Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 157kW R.R.-Continental IO-360-H Speed: 286km/h Ceiling: 5450m Range: 1270km Armament: 227kg AJ 37 Viggen, Saab See {JA 37}. This is the attack version of the Viggen. Ajeet, Hindustan This was an Indian development of the Folland {Gnat} light fighter. The Ajeet had a redesigned wing, with integral fuel tanks and four armament pylons. 79 were built, plus 10 converted from Gnats; they served until 1991. Type: Ajeet Country: India Function: fighter Year: 1976 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2041kg Orpheus 701-01 Wing Span: 6.73m Length: 9.04m Height: 2.46m Wing Area: 14.65m2 Empty Weight: 2307kg Max.Weight: 4171kg Speed: 1102km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*g30mm Alcotan, CASA 201 See {CASA 201}. Alfaro 8 See Hereter {T.H.} Al Kahira License-built Egyptian version of the Hispano {HA-200} Seata. Amit, IAI Israeli name for a modernised French Fouga {Magister} jet trainer. AMX, Aeritalia-Embraer-Aermacchi This is a light attack aircraft, jointly developed in Italy and Brazil. The AMX has a small shoulder-mounted swept wing, optimized for flight at low altitude, and fly-by-wire controls. It is a small and agile aircraft. Italian aircraft have a single 20mm M61 cannon, and Brazilian aircraft two 30mm DEFA cannon. A two-seat electronic warfare version is under development. Type: AMX Country: Italy / Brazil Function: attack Year: 1988 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 5000kg R.R. RB168 Spey 807 Speed: M0.86 Ceiling: 13000m Range: 3150km Armament: 1*g20mm 3800kg An-70, Antonov After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Antonov has become an Ukranian company. The An-70 is a replacement for the {An-12} 'Cub'. It has the high wing and tail loading ramp that are typical for tactical freight aircraft; a novelty is the use of contra- rotating propfans. Type: An-70 Country: Oekraine Function: transport Year: 1994 Crew: Engines: 4 * 10440kW Progress D-27 Speed: Ceiling: Range: 5000km Load: 35000kg An-170, Antonov Enlarged version of the {An-70}, under development. Anahuac Mexican-built {Avro 504} trainer. Anbo II Parasol-wing trainer, designed for the Lithuanian air force. It is not known whether it entered production. Type: Anbo II Country: Lithuania Function: trainer Year: 1927 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 60hp Walter Speed: 155km/h Ceiling: 3500m Range: Armament: Anbo III Parasol-wing trainer. About 20 built. Type: Anbo III Country: Lithuania Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 145hp Walter Speed: 180km/h Ceiling: 4500m Range: Armament: Anbo IV Reconaissance and trainer aircraft, a parasol monoplane. Type: Anbo IV Country: Lithuania Function: trainer / reconaissance / attack Year: 1932 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 650hp Bristol Pegasus Speed: 302km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: Armament: 4*mg7.7mm 144kg Anbo V Parasol wing trainer. Type: Anbo V Country: Lithuania Function: trainer Year: 1929 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 145hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Anbo VI Parasol-wing trainer. Type: Anbo VI Country: Lithuania Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 185hp Curtiss Challenger Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Anbo VIII Low-wing, single-engined light bomber. Development was halted when the USSR occupied Lithuania in 1940. Later the designer, Gustaitis, was shot in Moscow. Type: Anbo VIII Country: Lithuania Function: attack Year: 1939 Crew: Engines: 1 * 1010hp Bristol Pegasus XVIII Speed: 405km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Anbo 41 Development of the {Anbo IV}. About 20 built. Type: Anbo 41 Country: Lithuania Function: attack / reconaissance / trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 850hp Bristol Pegasus IX Speed: 330km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: Armament: 1*mg7.7mm 200kg Anbo 51 Development of the {Anbo V}. 160hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IV engine. Arak, I.A.I. Name reported for a version of the {Mirage III}C with a P&W J79 engine, supposed to have been built in Israel. This was purely a disinformation effort. Arava, IAI 102 and 202 Turboprop-engined transport aircraft. The Arava has a short, fat fuselage with rear loading doors; the tail is carried on two slender booms. The Israeli Air Force also used some as EW aircraft. About 90 were built. Type: Arava Country: Israel Function: transport Year: 1972 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 559kW P&WC PT6A-34 Wing Span: 20.96m Length: 13.03m Height: 5.21m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 3990kg Max.Weight: 6803kg Speed: 326km/h Ceiling: 7620m Range: 1306km Load: 2351kg, 24 seats AS 32T Turbo Trainer, FWA Turbprop-engined development of the {AS 202} Bravo, 1979. No production. AS 202 Bravo, FWA Simple low-wing cabin monoplane with fixed landing gear. About 215 were built, of which most were sold to military users. Type: AS 202/18A Country: Switzerland Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2-3 Engines: 1 * 134kW Avco Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F Wing Span: 9.75m Length: 7.50m Height: 2.81m Wing Area: 13.86m2 Empty Weight: 700kg Max.Weight: 1050kg Speed: 226km/h Ceiling: 5485m Range: 965km Armament: Astra, IAI India ordered six Astra SPX business jets as electronic intelligence aircraft. The USAF bought two as {C-38} light transports. Astra, Pilatus PC-7 The Pilatus {PC-7} Mk.II trainer in South-African service. This version of the PC-7 has the fuselage of the {PC-9}, with stepped cockpits and ejection seats. AT-3 Tsu Chiang, AIDC A low-wing jet trainer, the second aircraft developed indigenously in Taiwan. The AT-3 is of conventional configuration, with an unswept, low-set wing, tandem cockpits and twin engines, mounted above the wing roots. Apart from the standard AT-3 trainer, there are also two prototypes of the AT-3A Lui Meng single-seat attack version, and the AT-3B two-seat attack version. Attack versions carry AN/APG-66 radar. Type: AT-3 Country: Taiwan Function: trainer Year: 1984 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 15.57kN Garrett TFE731-2-2L Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: M0.85 Ceiling: 14630m Range: Armament: 2722kg AT-5, AIDC Designation of proposed derivatives of the {AT-3}. Atalef Bat. Name of the of the Eurocopter AS 565A Panther in Israeli service. Seven were ordered, operated by the IDF/AF on behalf on the Navy. Aucan, ENAER T-35DT Turboprop-engined development of the {Pillan}. Type: Aucan Country: Chile Function: trainer Year: 1986 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 313kW Allison 250-B17D Wing Span: 8.48m Length: 8.41m Height: 2.64m Wing Area: 13.62m2 Empty Weight: 944kg Max.Weight: 1338kg Speed: 426km/h Ceiling: Range: 760km Aviocar, CASA C-212 See {C-212}. Aviojet, CASA C-101 Tandem-seat jet trainer and attack aircraft. The Aviojet is a conventional low-wing design with unswept wings. It is in service in Spain, Chile, Honduras and Jordania. About 145 were delivered. Type: C-101DD Country: Spain Function: trainer Year: 1978 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 20.90kN Garrett TFE731-5 Wing Span: 10.60m Length: 12.50m Height: 4.25m Wing Area: 20m2 Empty Weight: 3500kg Max.Weight: 6300kg Speed: 806km/h Ceiling: Range: 3700km Armament: 2250kg AVIS I After WWI, Hungary was forbidden to have an air force, as was Germany. The AVIS I was therefore said to be a trainer and sports aircraft, but was in reality a single-seat fighter. It was an all-metal biplane, which proved seriously underpowered. One built. Type: AVIS I Country: Hungary Function: fighter Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 420hp Manfred Weiss Jupiter VI Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 7.50m Height: 2.90m Wing Area: 21.20m2 Empty Weight: 1210kg Max.Weight: 1480kg Speed: 280km/h Ceiling: 6000m Range: 500km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm AVIS II The AVIS II was a lighter development of the {AVIS I}, powered by the same engine. The AVIS II was still too heavy, and not agile enough. One built. Type: AVIS II Country: Hungary Function: fighter Year: 1935 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 420hp Manfred Weiss Jupiter VI Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 7.80m Height: 2.90m Wing Area: 21.20m2 Empty Weight: 1110kg Max.Weight: 1320kg Speed: 300km/h Ceiling: 6100m Range: 500km Armament: (2*mg7.62mm) AVIS III Developed parallel with the {AVIS II}, the AVIS III was a new design of mixed construction, with wooden wings and a metal fuselage. It was better than the two other AVIS fighters, but the Hungarian air force preferred the more agile Fiat {C.R.32}. Four built. Type: AVIS III Country: Hungary Function: fighter Year: 1935 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 550hp Weiss/Gnome Rhone 9Krsd Mistral Wing Span: 9.50m Length: 7.80m Height: 3.20m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1210kg Max.Weight: 1380kg Speed: 310km/h Ceiling: 6500m Range: 400km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm AVIS IV Slightly modified {AVIS III}. One converted. Azaraksh Indigeneous (?) fighter aircraft claimed to be in production in Iran. Probably a reverse-engineered design. Aztor, CASA 207 See {CASA 207}. --B--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-5, Harbin See {H-5}. B-6, Xian See {H-6}. B-7, Xian See {H-7}. Baaz Name given to the {MiG-29} in India. Baghdad-1 Iraqi adaptation of the Ilyushin {Il-76}MD 'Candid-B' freighter as AEW aircraft. An adaptation of the French ground-based Tigre radar was installed in a large aft fairing, replacing the usual loading ramp of the Il-76. Soon supersuded by the more capable {Adnan-1}. Bandeirante, Embraer EMB-110 See {EMB-110}. Barron, Hispano Single-seat biplane fighter, of wooden construction and powered by a 180hp Hispano-Suiza 8Aa eight-cylinder engine. The goodlooking Barron was selected as the winner of its 1919 contest by the Spanish air force --- but it bought cheaper foreign-built fighters. Prototype only. Type: Barron Country: Spain Function: fighter Year: 1919 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 180hp Hispano-Suiza 8Aa Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 190km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*mg7.7mm BE.50, Bemes Mraz (BE. 51) Type: BE.51 Function: liaison Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 70kW Walter Minro 4-I Wing Span: 11.44m Length: 7.76m Height: 2.05m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 480kg Max.Weight: 760kg Speed: 205km/h Ceiling: 5000m Range: 800km Armament: Belalang, LAPIP Trainer, basically a low-wing version of the Piper Cub. First flown in 1958. (Indonesia) Boomerang, Commonwealth CA-12 See {CA-12}. Boripatr 2 Biplane bomber Type: Country: Thailand Function: bomber Year: 1927 Crew: Engines: 1 * Bristol Aspid Speed: 104km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Brasilia, Embraer EMB-120. See {EMB-120}. --C--------------------------------------------------------------------------- C, Diaz The Diaz Type C aircraft (C meaning Caccia, fighter) was offered to the Spanish air force in 1919. It was rejected because it did not meet requirements. It was powered by a 180hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine. C.I, Loring Sequiplane fighter, designed to a requirement of the Spanish Aviacion Militar. The Nieuport-Delage {NiD-42} was ordered, and the C.I remained a prototype. Type: C.I Country: Spain Function: fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 500hp Hispano-Suiza 12Hb Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: C-2, AIDC Twin-turboprop transport, prototype only. The first aircraft developed in Taiwan. Type: XC-2 Country: Taiwan Function: transport Year: 1980 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 1082kW Lycoming T53-L-701A Wing Span: 24.90m Length: 19.74m Height: 7.74m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 5896kg Max.Weight: 11340kg Speed: 426km/h Ceiling: 8350m Range: 2131km Load: 3855kg, 38 seats C4M Kudu, Atlas High-wing light transport, very similar to the Aermacchi {AM-3}C. About 40 built. Type: C4M Country: South Africa Function: Year: 1975 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 340hp Avco Lycoming GSO-480-B1B3 Wing Span: 13.08m Length: 9.31m Height: 3.66m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1230kg Max.Weight: 2040kg Speed: 259km/h Ceiling: 4270m Range: 1300km Load: 8 seats C.10 Seata, Hispano Spanish military designation for the {HA-220}. C.15, McDonnell Douglas Spanish military designation for the {F-18}A. C.24, I.V.L. The first military aircraft designed and built in Finland. It was a parasol-wing single-seat fighter, of wooden construction. Performance was good, but visibility from the cockpit poor. There were also engine problems. One built. Type: C.24 Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 160hp Siemens-Halske Sh 3A Wing Span: 9.50m Length: 7.14m Height: 2.93m Wing Area: 19.00m2 Empty Weight: 259kg Max.Weight: 870kg Speed: 238km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: C.25, I.V.L. Derivative of the {C.24}, with a new wing. The C.25 retained the same unsatisfactory engine. One built. Type: C.25 Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 160hp Siemens-Halske Sh 3A Wing Span: 9.50m Length: 6.90m Height: 2.93m Wing Area: 16.30m2 Empty Weight: 655kg Max.Weight: 843kg Speed: 210km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: C-95 Bandeirante, Embraer Brazilian AF designation of the {EMB-110}. C-97 Brasilia, Embraer Brazilian AF designation of the {EMB-120}. C-101 Aviojet, CASA See {Aviojet}. C-212 Aviocar, CASA Tactical transport. The twin-engined C-212 follows the common pattern for such aircraft, with a high-set wing and a loading ramp under the upswept tail. About 400 built, including a number of maritime patrol, ASW, ECM and ELINT aircraft. Also license-built by Nurtiano. Type: C-212 Srs 300 Country: Spain Function: transport Year: 1972 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 671kW TPE331-10 Wing Span: 20.28m Length: 16.15m Height: 6.6m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 3780kg Max.Weight: 8100kg Speed: 370km/h Ceiling: 7925m Range: 1682km Load: 2820kg, 24 seats C-295, CASA This is a Spanish development of the {CN-235}. It has more powerful engines and a stretched fuselage. Type: C-295 Function: transport Year: (1999) Crew: Engines: 2 * 1975kW P&WC PW127G Wing Span: 25.81m Length: 24.40m Height: 8.82m Wing Area: 59.1m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 23200kg Speed: 482km/h Ceiling: Range: Load: 9700kg C-352, CASA License-built Junkers {Ju 52}. (Spain) C-1131, CASA License-built Bucker {Bu 131} Jungmann. (Spain) C-1145, CASA License-built Gotha {Go 145}. (Spain) C-3603, F+W The Swiss Farmer Werke developed the C-3603, a reconnaissance and attack aircraft, in 1939. C-3605, F+W The C-3605 is a turboprop-engined modification of the {C-3603}, that flew first in the begining of WWII. First flown in 1968, the C-3605 is a target tug. The nose was greatly elongated to compensate for the smaller weight of the turboprop engine, and a third tailfin was added to compensate the additional nose area. It entered service in 1971. Type: C-3605 Country: Switzerland Function: target tug Year: 1971 Crew: Engines: 1 * 820kW Avco Lycoming T53-L-7 Wing Span: 13.74m Length: 12.03m Height: 4.05m Wing Area: 28.70m2 Empty Weight: 2634kg Max.Weight: 3716kg Speed: 432km/h Ceiling: 10000m Range: 980km Armament: CA-1 Wirraway, Commonwealth See {CA-3}. Type: CA-1 Wirraway Country: Australia Function: trainer / attack Year: 1940 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 447kW P&W R-1340-S1H1-G Wing Span: 13.11m Length: 8.48m Height: 2.66m Wing Area: 23.76m2 Empty Weight: 1811kg Max.Weight: 2991kg Speed: 354km/h Ceiling: 7010m Range: 1160km Armament: 3*mg7.7mm, 454kg CA-3 Wirraway, Commonwealth Trainer and attack aircraft, a Australian development of the North American NA-33, an early version of the {AT-6} Harvard. 755 were built. Type: CA-3 Wirraway Country: Australia Function: trainer / attack Year: 1940 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 600hp P&W R-1340-S1H1-G Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 354km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: 1150km Armament: 3*mg, 135kg CA-4 Woomera, Commonwealth One built. The type became the {CA-11} by redesign of wings and tail surfaces, to correct some handling problems. CA-5 Wirraway, Commonwealth Development of the {CA-3}. CA-7 Wirraway, Commonwealth Development of the {CA-3}. CA-8 Wirraway, Commonwealth Development of the {CA-3}. CA-9 Wirraway, Commonwealth Development of the {CA-3}, not built. CA-11 Woomera, Commonwealth Twin-engined attack aircraft and torpedo bomber, designed to replace the {Beaufort}. Long development meant that the Woomera was superfluous, the RAAF having enough US-built aircraft. It was a relatively slender twin, with remotely- controlled, aft-firing guns in the engine nacelles. Only one was built. Type: CA-11 Woomera Country: Australia Function: attack Year: 1944 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 1200hp P&W R-1830-S3C3-G Wing Span: 18.05m Length: 12.06m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 10380kg Speed: 454km/h Ceiling: 6700m Range: 3570km Armament: 2*g20mm 6*mg7.7mm 1450kg CA-12 Boomerang, Commonwealth (CA-13) The small CA-12 fighter was designed and built hastily to equip the Australian air force with a modern aircraft, using parts and technology of the Wirraway. Performance was of course modest, especially at higher altitudes. The danger of Japanese invasion was soon gone, and more modern aircraft were delivered by the US and Britain. Hence the CA-12 was used mainly for ground support. About 250 built. Type: CA-13 Boomerang Mk.II Country: Australia Function: fighter Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 895kW P&W R-1830-S3C4-G Wing Span: 10.97m Length: 7.77m Height: 2.92m Wing Area: 20.90m2 Empty Weight: 2437kg Max.Weight: 3742kg Speed: 491km/h Ceiling: 10265m Range: 2575km Armament: 2*g20mm 4*mg7.7mm 227kg CA-13 Boomerang, Commonwealth See {CA-12}. CA-14 Boomerang, Commonwealth See {CA-12}. CA-15, Commonwealth The CA-15 was an excellent fighter, that appeared at the end of WWII. Outwardly it looked like a {P-51} Mustang with a deepened fuselage. The final engine was the Rolls-Royce Griffon, but the design was first intended for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800. The future belonged to jet engines and the CA-15 did not enter production. Type: CA-15 Country: Australia Function: fighter Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2305hp R.R. Griffon 61 Wing Span: 10.97m Length: 11.03m Height: 4.34m Wing Area: 23.50m2 Empty Weight: 3420kg Max.Weight: Speed: 721km/h Ceiling: 11890m Range: 1850km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm CA-16 Wirraway, Commonwealth Development of the {CA-3}. CA-17, Commonwealth License-built version of the {P-51}D Mustang. CA-18, Commonwealth License-built version of the {P-51} Mustang. CA-19 Boomerang, Commonwealth See {CA-12}. CA-20 Wirraway, Commonwealth Designation for Wirraways (CA-1, 3, ...) converted to trainers for the RAAF after WWII. CA-26 Sabre, Commonwealth (CA-27) The North American {F-86} Sabre swept-wing jet fighter, famous for its particiation and success in the Korean war, was license-built in Australia. However, the Commonwealth Sabre was redesigned for the more powerful and lighter Rolls-Royce Avon engine. Armament was changed too, to two 30mm Aden cannon. The Australian development was probably the finest of the Sabre family. Type: Sabre Mk.32 Country: Australia Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3402kg CAC/R.R. Avon 26 Wing Span: 11.31m Length: 11.43m Height: 4.39m Wing Area: 28.08m2 Empty Weight: 5498kg Max.Weight: 7253kg Speed: 1081km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*g30mm CASA 201 Alcotan First twin-engined transport designed in Spain, a conventional low-wing, twin-engined aircraft. Used as trainer and transport. 112 built. Type: 201B Country: Spain Function: transport Year: 1949 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 500hp ENMA Sirio S-VII Speed: 310km/h Ceiling: 5600m Range: 1000km Load: 10 seats CASA 202 Halcon Modernized, larger development of the {CASA 201}. Only 20 were built, for the Spanish Air Force. Type: 202 Country: Spain Function: transport Year: 1952 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 578kW ENMA Beta 9C-29-70 Wing Span: 21.55m Length: 16.00m Height: 3.80m Wing Area: 57.35m2 Empty Weight: 5270kg Max.Weight: 7750kg Speed: 345km/h Ceiling: 7300m Range: 2750km Load: 14 seats CASA 207 Aztor This was a larger development of the {CASA 202} Halcon. Like the Halcon, it was a low-wing transport with tricycle landing gear and two radial engines. Only 22 were built, all used by the Spanish air forces. Type: 207A Country: Spain Function: transport Year: 1955 Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 1522kW Bristol Hercules 730 Wing Span: 27.80m Length: 20.85m Height: 7.75m Wing Area: 85.80m2 Empty Weight: 10600kg Max.Weight: Speed: 420km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: Load: 40 seats CASA 212 See {C-212}. CASA 223 Flamingo Originally built by SIAT, that became a part of MBB in 1970. It was a simple low-wing trainer with fixed landing gear, with single-seat and two-seat acrobatic versions and four-seat utility versions. Later the production was moved to CASA in Spain. Type: 223 Country: Spain Function: trainer / utility Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 149kW Avco Lycoming IO-360-C1B Wing Span: 8.28m Length: 7.43m Height: 2.70m Wing Area: 11.50m2 Empty Weight: 685kg Max.Weight: 1050kg Speed: 243km/h Ceiling: 3750m Range: 1150km CE.15, McDonnell Douglas Spanish military designation for the {F-18}B. Cheetah, Atlas The Cheetah is a much rebuilt and upgraded version of the {Mirage III}, developed by Atlas in cooperation with Israel. A longer nose, dogtooth wing extensions and canards are the most notable features. Two additional weapons pylons, Israeli electronics and in some cases a more powerful engine and will extend the life of the Cheetah well into the 21th century. Type: Cheetah E2 Country: South Africa Function: fighter-bomber Year: 1987 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7200kg Atar 9K-50 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*g30mm Ching-Kuo, AIDC The Ching-Kuo is a light fighter aircraft, developed in Taiwan because of the increasing difficulties the country has in buying modern military equipment. It was developed in collaboration with General Dynamics, and has some similarities to the {F-16}, although it is twin-engined and has the jet intakes under the wing root (in {F-18} style). The Ching-Kuo entered production, despite the new availability of the F-16A and {Mirage 2000}, but orders have been reduced to 130 (from 420 originally). It entered service in 1994. Type: Ching-Kuo Country: Taiwan Function: fighter Year: 1994 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 42.2kN ITEC TFE1042-70 Wing Span: 9.46 Length: 14.21m Height: 4.42m Wing Area: 24.2m2 Empty Weight: 6486kg Max.Weight: 12247kg Speed: +1275km/h at 10975m Ceiling: 16760m Range: Armament: 1*g20mm 3900kg CJ-5, Nanchang Chinese-built version of the Yakovlev {Yak-18}. This was the first aircraft built in communist China. 379 built. CJ-6, Shenyang / Nanchang The CJ-6 was designed to replace the {CJ-5} as initial trainer. It was not a version of the {Yak-18}, but an indigenous design. Most notable, it has an amluminium alloy structure instead of the steel tube structure of the Yak design. After some redesign, at least 1796 were built. Type: CJ-6 Country: China Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * HS-6 (Ivchenko AI-14R) Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: CJ-14, Caspar While built in Denmark, this fighter was of German origin. See {CJ-14} in the list of German aircraft. CN-235, CASA-IPTN Joint development of Spanish CASA and Indonesian IPTN, formerly Nurtiano. It is also built in Turkey. The CN-235 is a medium- sized tactical transport, of typical configuration. Type: CN-235 Srs.100 Country: Spain / Indonesia Function: transport Year: 1983 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * 1305kW G.E. CT7-9C Wing Span: 25.81m Length: 21.40m Height: 8.18m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 8800kg Max.Weight: 16500kg Speed: 460km/h Ceiling: 8110m Range: 3660km Armament: 3500kg, 48 seats CS-14, Caspar While built in Denmark, this fighter was of German origin. See the {CS-14} in the list of German aircraft. CSH-2 Rooivalk, Atlas See {Rooivalk}. CT-4 Airtrainer, PAC See {Airtrainer}. CV-11, I.A.R. The CV-11 was the first aircraft produced by I.A.R., an angular monoplane fighter with fixed landing gear. The prototype was lost in a fatal crash during an attempt to set a speed record. Development continued, the aircraft being renamed {I.A.R.12}. One built. Type: CV-11 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 500hp Hispano-Suiza 12Mc Wing Span: 11.50m Length: 6.98m Height: 2.46m Wing Area: 18.20m2 Empty Weight: 1100kg Max.Weight: 1510kg Speed: 329km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm --D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D.26 Huakka, I.V.L. Single-seat fighter biplane. The D.26 was rejected because of problems with construction, handling and pilot view. Type: D.26 Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1927 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 414hp Gnome-Rhone Jupiter 9Ac Wing Span: 9.60m Length: 6.60m Height: 2.60m Wing Area: 24.00m2 Empty Weight: 940kg Max.Weight: 1290kg Speed: 249km/h Ceiling: 7900m Range: Armament: D.27 Huakka II, I.V.L. Redesigned {D.26} Huakka biplane fighter. The Finnish air force preferred the Gloster {Gamecock}. The D.27 was described by the air force as having a weak tail construction. Two built. Type: D.27 Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1928 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 414hp Gnome-Rhone Jupiter 9Ac Wing Span: 9.60m Length: 6.70m Height: 2.75m Wing Area: 24.00m2 Empty Weight: 1014kg Max.Weight: 1396kg Speed: 240km/h Ceiling: 7900m Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm D-3081, DoFlug Swiss license-built version of the French Morane-Saulnier {MS 412}. D-3802, DoFlug The Swiss DoFlug (Dornier Werke) was asked to develop a fighter in 1942. The D-3802 was of all-metal, stressed-skin construction, but broadly based on the {D-3801}, a license-built Morane-Saulnier MS 412. The engine was a copy of the French Hispano-Suiza 12Y. The prototype flew in 1944 and first production aircraft were delivered in 1946. Only 12 were built, and these served until 1946. Type: D-3802A Country: Switzerland Function: fighter Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1250hp Saurer YS-2 Wing Span: 10.02m Length: 9.31m Height: 3.34m Wing Area: 17.50m2 Empty Weight: 2495kg Max.Weight: 3904kg Speed: 629km/h Ceiling: Range: 650km Armament: 3*g20mm D-3803, DoFlug The D-3803 was a development of the {D-3802} with cut-down aft fuselage decking and an all-round vision canopy. It remained a prototype because of the availability of the {P-51}D Mustang. Type: D-3803 Country: Switzerland Function: fighter Year: 1947 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1430hp Saurer YS-3 Wing Span: 10.02m Length: 9.33m Height: 3.76m Wing Area: 17.50m2 Empty Weight: 2495kg Max.Weight: 3900kg Speed: 680km/h Ceiling: Range: 650km Armament: 3*g20mm Dagger, IAI Name given to the {Nesher} for export to Argentina. 39 of the 50 Neshers originally built were sold to Argentina. DAR-10, Lazarov Single-engined dive bomber, a clean low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear. Only two were built, because Bulgaria acquired the {Ju 87}D from Germany. Type: DAR-10F Country: Bulgaria Function: dive bomber Year: 1940 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 870hp Fiat A 74 R.C.38 Wing Span: 12.65m Length: 9.83m Height: 2.99m Wing Area: 22.88m2 Empty Weight: 2030kg Max.Weight: 3420kg Speed: 380km/h at SL, 396km.h at 1000m Ceiling: 9000m Range: 1400km Armament: 2*g20mm MG-FF in wings, one 7.92mm MG 15 in rear cockpit, optional two 7.92mm MG 17 in wing pods. One 250kg and four 50kg bombs, or one 500kg bomb. Daya Name in Israeli service of the Grumman {E-2} Hawkeye. Deepak, HAL HPT-32 Piston-engined trainer, designed and built in India. The HPT-32 had to be modified considerably before it was finally accepted by the Indian air force. Deliveries began in 1985, four years behind schedule. Delfin, L-29 See {L-29}. DH-2, Hafeli Precursor of the {DH-3}, six built. DH-3, Hafeli Conventional biplane, built from wood and fabric. 162 built. Type: DH-3a Function: reconaissance / trainer Country: Switzerland Year: 1917 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 112kW Hispano-Suiza HS-41 8Aa Wing Span: 7.95m Length: 7.95m Height: 3.10m Wing Area: 38m2 Empty Weight: 720kg Max.Weight: 1110kg Speed: 145km/h Ceiling: 4500m Range: 400km Armament: 1*mg DH-4, Hafeli Biplane fighter, an extrapolation of the {DH-3} reconaissance aircraft. The DH-4 had disappointing handling and performance. One built. Type: DH-4 Country: Switzerland Function: fighter Year: 1918 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 150hp Hispano-Suiza HS-41 Wing Span: 9.80m Length: 6.00m Height: 2.60m Wing Area: 22.00m2 Empty Weight: 640kg Max.Weight: 885kg Speed: 148km/h Ceiling: Range: 300km Armament: 1*mg DH-5, Hafeli Conventional biplane, built from wood and fabric. 83 built. Type: DH-5 Country: Switzerland Function: reconaissance Year: 1922 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 164kW LFW III Wing Span: 12.00m Length: 7.60m Height: 3.10m Wing Area: 31.40m2 Empty Weight: 859kg Max.Weight: 1271kg Speed: 180km/h Ceiling: 5600m Range: 480km Armament: 2*mg Dobi-3 The Dobi-3 was a shoulder-wing fighter of very unusual configuration. The slender fuselage was of oval cross-section, and sharply tapered towards the tail. The wing had a highly swept center section, and tapering outer sections. The tail surfaces were very small. The prototype crashed on its third flight, killing the pilot and designer. That ended the project. Type: Dobi-3 Country: Lithuania Function: fighter Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 185hp BMW IIIa Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Dong Feng 107 Chinese design for a Mach 2 fighter, initiated during the 'Great Leap Forward' of 1958. Abandoned in favour of the even more advanced {Dong Feng 113}. Dong Feng 113 Chinese design for a Mach 2.5 fighter with a celing of 25000m. Initiated during the 'Great Leap Forward' of 1958. The 'Great Leap Forward' was a disaster for the aviation industry, and the construction of the prototype had to be abandoned. --E--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.12 Triana, Hispano Spanish military designation for the {HA-100}. E.12 Seata, Hispano Spanish military designation for the {HA-200}. E.25 Mirlo, CASA Spanish military designation for the CASA {C-101}. Eagle, Pilatus PC-12 Maritime surveilland aircraft, developed from the {PC-12} single- engined transport. Elkan, Dassault / SABCA Name given to {Mirage 5}s, modernised by the Belgian SABCA, that are in Chilean service. EMB-110 Bandeirante, Embraer Light transport, a low-wing twin-turboprop aircraft. Over 500 built. Type: EMB-110P2 Country: Brazil Function: transport Year: 1973 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 559kW P&WC PT6A-34 Wing Span: 15.33m Length: 15.10m Height: 4.92m Wing Area: 29.1m2 Empty Weight: 3555kg Max.Weight: 5670kg Speed: 460km/h Ceiling: 6860m Range: 2000km Load: 3706kg 21seats. EMB-111, Embraer Development of the {EMB-110} Bandeirante for the maritime patrol role, with nose radar, tiptanks and weapons pylons. Type: EMB-111A Country: Brazil Function: patrol Year: 1977 Crew: 5 Engines: 2 * 559kW P&WC PT6A-34 Wing Span: 15.95m Length: 14.91m Height: 4.91m Wing Area: 29.10m2 Empty Weight: 3760kg Max.Weight: 7000kg Speed: 426km/h Ceiling: 7770m Range: Armament: 680kg EMB-120 Brasilia, Embraer Medium range turboprop airliner. The Brazilian air force bought ten. Type: EMB-120 Country: Brazil Function: transport Year: 1985 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 1342kW P&WC PW118 Wing Span: 19.78m Length: 20.00m Height: 6.35m Wing Area: 39.43m2 Empty Weight: 7070kg Max.Weight: 11500kg Speed: 608km/h Ceiling: 9085m Range: 2985km Load: 3470kg, 30 seats EMB-121 Xingu, Embraer Twin-engined business aircraft. Type: EMB-121A Country: Brazil Function: utility transport Year: 1977 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 507kW P&WC PT6A-28 Wing Span: 14.45m Length: 12.25m Height: 4.74m Wing Area: 27.5m2 Empty Weight: 3620kg Max.Weight: 5670kg Speed: 450km/h Ceiling: 7925m Range: 1667km Load: 1134kg 9 seats EMB-132 Tucano, Embraer See {Tucano}. Eurofighter 2000 The European Fighter Aircraft, a medium-sized multi-role fighter to replace the Phantom and the last Starfighters. It is of canarded delta configuration, with rectanguler chin intakes for its twin engines. It is being built by a consortium of British, German, Italian and Spanish firms. Prototypes have been flown. In-service date remains uncertain, but service entry in 2000 and 2002 was planned. Type: Eurofighter 2000 Country: Spain / Germany / UK / Italy Function: fighter Year: 1994 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 90kN Eurojet EJ200 Wing Span: 10.50m Length: 14.50m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 9750kg Max.Weight: 17000kg Speed: 1845km/h Ceiling: Range: 1112km Armament: 1*g27mm b,r,msl --F--------------------------------------------------------------------------- F-6, Shenyang See {J-6}. F-7, Xian See {J-7}. F-8 II, Shenyang See {J-8}B. F-10, Shenyang See {J-10}. F-11, Shenyang See {J-11}. Fajr, IRGC Two-seat light aircraft, produced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps --- in Iran, of course. 1988. FBC-1, Xian Offered export version of the {JH-7}. FC-1, CAC Proposed single-seat multirole fighter. First flight expected around 2000. Construction is conventional. Avionics would be locally made for Chinese aircraft, and Western for exported aircraft. FF 6, Kjeller This fighter was designed by the Norwegian Army around the Hispano- Suiza V-8 engine. A wooden two-seat biplane with a monococque fuselage. Handling characteristics were unacceptable, and the FF 6 was abandoned after the first flight. One built. Type: FF 6 Country: Norway Function: fighter / reconaissance Year: 1921 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 150hp Hispano-Suiza Wing Span: 11.75m Length: 7.25m Height: 3.57m Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 100km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: F.F.7 Hauk, Kjeller This was a Norwegian, license-built version of the German {Hannover CL.V} two-seat biplane fighter. 14 were built in 1923-1924, that served until 1929. Fizir Trainer biplane, designed and built in Yugoslavia. It was a single-engined biplane. Over 200 were built. FT-6, Shenyang See {JJ-6}. FT-7, Guizhou Trainer version of the F-7. See {J-7}. --G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-2 Galeb, SOKO See {Galeb}. Galeb, Soko G-2 Jet-engined trainer, a low-wing design with unswept wings and a small jet engine. There is also a single-seat attack version, the Jastreb. Type: G-2A Galeb Country: Yugoslavia Function: trainer Year: Crew: Engines: 1 * R.R. Viper Mk.22-6 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Gelatik, LAPIP / LIPNUR PZL 104 Wilga as license-built in Indonesia. Gemsbok See {Oryx}. Gomhouria, Heliopolis Aircraft Works License-built {Bu 181} Bestmann (Egypt). Guarani, IA 50 Twin-engined, low-wing monoplane. Used as trainer. Argentina, 1963. --H--------------------------------------------------------------------------- H-2 Rooivalk, Atlas CSH-2 See {Rooivalk}. H-5, Harbin 'Beagle' Reverse-engineered Chinese copy of the Ilyushin {Il-28} 'Beagle' jet bomber. Still in service. H-6, Xian 'Badger' This is a Chinese copy of the Tupolev {Tu-16} 'Badger-A' jet bomber. The first H-6 was built ten years after the acquisition of the production license and pattern aircraft. Still in service. HA-1 Esquilo, Helibras Brasilian, license-built version of the French Aerospatiale AS350 {Ecureuil} light helicopter. HA-100 Triana, Hispano Radial-engined low-wing trainer, first flown in 1954. 40 were built for the Spanish air force. Type: HA-100 Function: trainer Year: 1958 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 563kW ENMA Beta B-4 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: HA-200 Seata, Hispano See {Seata}. HA-220 Seata, Hispano See {Seata}. HA-300, Helwan Single-engined jet fighter, designed and built in Egypt, with assistance from German and Spanish technicians, icluding Prof. Willy Messerschmitt. The HA-300 was a small, light figher of tailed-delta configuration, designed for speeds up to Mach 2. Prototypes, which had a light engine, reached only Mach 1.13 before the program was cancelled. Three built. Type: HA-300 Country: Egypt Function: fighter Year: 1964 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2200kg Orpheus 703-S-10 Wing Span: 5.84m Length: 12.40m Height: 3.15m Wing Area: 16.70m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 2125km/h Ceiling: 15000m Range: Armament: HA-1009, Hispano See {HA-1112}. HA-1112, Hispano "Buchon" During WWII, the Spanish Hispano firm acquired a licence for the German Messerschmitt {Bf 109}G fighter. The fighters, including some German-built airframes, were known as HA-1109-J when powered by Spanish Hispano-Suiza 12Z89 engines, and as HA-1109-K when powered by the French Hispano-Suiza 12Z17. These were delivered without armament. The HA-1112 was identical, but was armed with two 20mm cannon and underwing rocket rails. Total production of the Hispano-engined aircraft was 69. The HA-1109-M and HA-1112-M were powered by British Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, which became available after WWII. 170 were built of the Merlin-engined version. They were in service until 1967. Type: HA-1112-M1L Country: Spain Function: fighter Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1610hp R.R. Merlin 500-45 Wing Span: 9.92m Length: 9.10m Height: 2.60m Wing Area: 16.10m2 Empty Weight: 2656kg Max.Weight: 3180kg Speed: 674km/h Ceiling: Range: 766km Armament: 2*g20mm 8*r Halcon, CASA 202 See {CASA 202}. Hejja II, MAVAG This was a licence-built version of the Italian Reggiane {Re 2000} fighter. The Hejja was powered by a copy of the French Gnome-Rhone 14K radial, which was lighter and smaller than the original Italian engine. Therefore the nose was lengthened. 180 were develivered, most as advanced trainers, but a few were used in combat. Type: Hejja II Country: Hungary Function: fighter Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 930hp Manfred Weiss WMK-14 Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 8.39m Height: 3.10m Wing Area: 20.40m2 Empty Weight: 2070kg Max.Weight: 2520kg Speed: 535km/h Ceiling: Range: 2.5hrs Armament: 2*mg12.7mm HF-24 Marut, HAL See {Marut}. HJ-5, Xian 'Mascot' Reconaissance version of the {H-5}. HJT-16 Kiran, Hindustan See {Kiran}. HM.I Name of the {Brandenburg W.29} floatplane in Danish service. The Danes bougth one, in 1919, and built 15 more. HM.II Name of the Heinkel {He 8} in Danish service. HPT-32 Deepak, HAL See {Deepak}. Huakka, I.V.L. See {D.26} and {D.27}. Huanquero, Dinfia IA 35 See {IA 35}. Hummingbird, AD&D VTOL platfrom developed in Israel. A single-seater, powered by four single-piston engines. The pilots controls it by shifting his body weight. 75km/h, ceiling 250m. 1997. Humu, Valtion Lentokonetehdas This was reverse-engineered version of the old Brewster {F2A} Buffalo. The Humu was mainly of wooden construction, and powered by a captured Russian M-63 engine. There were problems with the wooden construction, and better fighters became available, so only one was built. Type: Humu Function: fighter Country: Finland Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 930hp Shvetsov M-63 Wing Span: Length: 8.03m Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 2050kg Max.Weight: Speed: 430km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 3*mg12.7mm HZ-5, Xian Reconaissance version of the {H-5}. --I--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I-12, Irbitis Low-wing trainer with fixed landing gear. Type: I-12 Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1937 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 90hp Cirrus Minor Speed: 230km/h Ceiling: 4000m Range: 800km Armament: I-14, Irbitis Low-wing monoplane trainer. One built. Type: I-14 Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1937 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 200hp Menasco B6S Buccaneer Speed: 290km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: I-15, Irbitis Low-wing monoplane trainer. Production was halted by the Soviet invasion of 1940. Type: I-15b Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1939 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * De Havilland Gipsy Six II Speed: 330km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: I-16, Irbitis Light fighter, a low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear. Production aircraft would have had retractable landing gear. The I-16 was built of wood and powered by an air-cooled engine. As the Latvian territory was exchanged, the I-16 was tested by the Soviet and German airforces. Two built. Type: I-16 Country: Latvia Function: fighter Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 454hp Walter Sagitta I-SR Wing Span: 8.23m Length: 7.30m Height: Wing Area: 11.43m2 Empty Weight: 1100kg Max.Weight: 1540kg Speed: 483km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: Armament: 2*mg7.9mm 2*g20mm I-17, Irbitis Two-seat trainer monoplane. Two built, after the occupation of Latvia by the USSR. Type: I-17 Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1940 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Speed: 235km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: I-19, Irbitis Development of the Irbitis {I-16}, larger and heavier. Never built, because of the Soviet occupation in June 1940. IA 35 Huanquero, DINFIA Twin-engined transport, with low wing, twin tailfins, and a fuselage of rectangular cross section. Also used as trainer and reconaissance aircraft. Type: IA 35 Country: Argentina Function: transport Year: 1954 Crew: Engines: 2 * Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: IA 58 Pucara, FMA Two-seat turboprop-engined COIN and attack aircraft, a low-wing design with a T-tail. 106 have been built. Their use in the Falkland war, a conflict for which they were not very suitable, resulted in heavy losses. Type: IA 58A Country: Argentina Function: attack Year: 1974 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 729kW Turbomeca Astazou XVIG Wing Span: 14.50m Length: 14.25m Height: 5.36m Wing Area: 30.30m2 Empty Weight: 4020kg Max.Weight: 6800kg Speed: 500km/h Ceiling: 10000m Range: 3710km Armament: 2*g20mm 4*mg7.62mm 1620kg IA 63 Pampa, FMA Argentine jet trainer. The Pampa is a small, single engined jet aircraft with a high-set, straight wing and a tandem cockpit arrangment. First flight in 1984. The Argentine AF ordered 100. Type: IA 63 Pampa Country: Argentina Function: trainer Year: 1988 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 1588kg Garrett TFE731-2-2N Wing Span: 9.69m Length: 10.93m Height: 4.29m Wing Area: 15.63m2 Empty Weight: 2821kg Max.Weight: 5000kg Speed: 755km/h Ceiling: 12900m Range: 1500km Armament: 1160kg I.Ae.27 Pulqui, FMA This jet fighter was designed in Argentina by the expatriated French designer Emile Dewoitine. The Pulqui was a low-wing monoplane with a cilindrical fuselage, a nose intake and straight wings. It was disappointing. One built. Type: I.Ae.27 Pulqui Country: Argentina Function: fighter Year: 1947 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1633kg Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 Wing Span: 11.25m Length: 9.69m Height: 3.39m Wing Area: 19.70m2 Empty Weight: 2358kg Max.Weight: 3600kg Speed: 720km/h Ceiling: 15500m Range: 900km Armament: 4*g20mm I.Ae.30 Namcu, FMA Single-seat escort fighter. The Namcu was a twin-engine monoplane with exceptionally clean lines, reminescent in many respects of the British de Havilland {Hornet}. Performance was excellent, but there was no money to finance series production. One built. Type: I.Ae.30 Namcu Country: Argentina Function: fighter Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 2035hp Rolls-Royce Merlion 134/135 Wing Span: 15.00m Length: 11.52m Height: 5.16m Wing Area: 35.32m2 Empty Weight: 5585kg Max.Weight: 8755kg Speed: 740km/h Ceiling: Range: 2700km Armament: 6*g20mm 250kg 10*r5in I.Ae.33 Pulqui II, FMA The Pulqui II was designed by Kurt Tank, the famous German designer of Focke-Wulf. Obviously based on the never built {Ta 183} design, the I.Ae.33 was had a high-set, strongly swept wing, a T-tail and a nose intake. It was a very advanced aircraft, but production plans had to be abandoned, partly because Dr.Tank had left Argentina. Five built. Type: I.Ae.33 Pulqui II Country: Argentina Function: fighter Year: 1950 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2267kg Rolls-Royce Nene 2 Wing Span: 10.60m Length: 11.68m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 25.10m2 Empty Weight: 3600kg Max.Weight: 5550kg Speed: 1050km/h Ceiling: Range: 2.2hrs Armament: 4*g20mm I.Ae.37 Single-seat delta-wing research aircraft, designed by the German Reimar Horten. Cancelled. (Argentina, 1954). I.Ae.38 The I.Ae.38, designed by the German Reimar Horten, was a large flying wing transport aircraft. A deep fuselage, of rectangular aerofoil-section, was suspended under the wing. It was powered by four pusher engines installed in the wing. Fins and rudders were placed near the wingtips. It was intended that production aircraft would have jet engines. Prototype only. Type: I.Ae.38 Function: transport Year: 1960 Crew: Engines: 4 * 450hp I.Ae.16 El Gaucho Wing Span: 32m Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Load: 6000kg I.A.R. 11 See {CV-11}. I.A.R. 12 Development of the {CV-11}, heavier and aerodynamically cleaned up. One was built; continued development produces the {I.A.R.13}. Type: I.A.R.12 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1932 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine 12Eb Wing Span: 11.70m Length: 7.20m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 19.80m2 Empty Weight: 1150kg Max.Weight: 1540kg Speed: 294km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm I.A.R. 13 Development of the {I.A.R. 12}. The Lorraine W-type engine, was replaced by a Hispano-Suiza V-12, which offered better nose contours and an improved forward view. Like its predecessors, the I.A.R. 13 was of mixed construction. The Romanian air force preferred the parasol-wing PZL {P.11} over the low-wing I.A.R. 13. One built. Type: I.A.R. 13 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 500hp Hispano-Suiza 12Mc Wing Span: 11.70m Length: 7.34m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 19.80m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 1530kg Speed: 330km/h Ceiling: 9300m Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm I.A.R. 14 Development of the {I.A.R. 13}. A small number was ordered by the Romanian air force. The I.A.R.14 reverted to the Lorraine W-type engine, and had a redesigned aft fuselage. The 20 built were used as trainers. Type: I.A.R. 14 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 450hp Lorraine 12Eb Wing Span: 11.70m Length: 7.32m Height: 2.50m Wing Area: 19.80m2 Empty Weight: 1150kg Max.Weight: 1540kg Speed: 294km/h Ceiling: Range: 2.16hrs Armament: 2*mg7.7mm I.A.R. 15 Monoplane fighter, an all-new design unrelated to the earlier I.A.R. fighters. It was of a similar mixed construction, but had a radial engine in a long-chord cowling, cleaner landing gear (still fixed), and less angular contours. The I.A.R. 15 was fast, but the nimbler PZL {P.11} was still preferred by the air force. Five or six built. Type: I.A.R. 15 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 600hp Gnome-Rhone 9Krse Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 7.76m Height: 2.70m Wing Area: 19.00m2 Empty Weight: 1215kg Max.Weight: 1650kg Speed: 375km/h Ceiling: Range: 600km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm I.A.R. 16 The I.A.R. 16 was developed in parallel with the {I.A.R. 15} and was of similar configuration, but all-metal construction. The radial engine was installed with a Townend ring. Only one was built. Type: I.A.R. 16 Country: Romania Function: fighter Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 560hp Bristol Mercury IVS.2 Wing Span: 11.70m Length: 7.37m Height: 2.80m Wing Area: 20.30m2 Empty Weight: 1224kg Max.Weight: 1650kg Speed: 342km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.7mm I.A.R. 37 Biplane reconaissance aircraft. The I.A.R.37 was a straightforward biplane with fixed landing gear and an enclosed cockpit; large glazed panels were fitted in the side of the fuselage. In WWII the I.A.R.37 was very vulnerable, but valuable as a spotting and army-cooperation aircraft. 50 built. Type: I.A.R.37 Country: Rumania Function: reconaissance Year: 1937 Crew: 3 Engines: 1 * 648kW Gnome-Rhone 14M Wing Span: 12.22m Length: 9.50m Height: 4.09m Wing Area: 35.70m2 Empty Weight: 2219kg Max.Weight: 3060kg Speed: 335km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 650km Armament: 4*mg7.92mm 24*b12kg I.A.R. 38 Version of the {I.A.R. 37} with a 522kW BWM 132 engine. 50 built. 1939. I.A.R. 39 Definitive production version of the {I.A.R.37}, with a 671kW I.A.R. K-14 IVc-32 engine or a 764kW I.A.R. K-14-1000A. Some were used as trainers until the late 1950s. Type: I.A.R.39 Country: Rumania Function: reconaissance Year: 1939 Crew: 3 Engines: 1 * 649kW I.A.R. K.14-IV C.32 Wing Span: 13.10m Length: 9.60m Height: 3.99m Wing Area: 40.30m2 Empty Weight: 2177kg Max.Weight: 3085kg Speed: 336km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 1050km Armament: 3*mg7.92mm 288kg I.A.R. 80 Fighter monoplane, first flown in 1939. The IAR.80 was based on the technology that IAR had acquired by building the PZL {P.24}, but was a low-wing monoplane with rectractable landing gear and very clean lines. The IAR.80 was a good aircraft, but never had a really powerful engine. 240 were built. A small number remained in service until 1949. Service of a number which were converted to two-seat trainers even continued beyond that year. Type: I.A.R. 80C Country: Rumania Function: fighter Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1025hp I.A.R.-K 14-1000A Wing Span: 10.50m Length: 8.90m Height: 3.60m Wing Area: 15.97m2 Empty Weight: 1780kg Max.Weight: 2550kg Speed: 550km/h Ceiling: 10000m Range: 730km Armament: 2*g20mm 4*mg7.92mm I.A.R. 81 This was developed as a fighter-bomber version of the {I.A.R. 80}. The I.A.R. 81 was fitted with centreline and underwing bomb racks, and equipped for dive-bombing attacks. 60 fighter bombers were built. The I.A.R. 81C was again a pure fighter; 161 of these were built. Production ended in 1943. Type: I.A.R. 81 Function: fighter Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1025hp I.A.R.-K 14-1000A Wing Span: 10.52m Length: 8.97m Height: 3.60m Wing Area: 16.00m2 Empty Weight: 2125kg Max.Weight: 3070kg Speed: 542km/h Ceiling: Range: 1030km Armament: 6*mg7.92mm 2*b50kg 1*b225kg I.A.R. 93 See {Orao}. I.A.R. 99 Soim Jet trainer and attack aircraft of conventional tandem-seating layout. Type: I.A.R. 99 Country: Romania Function: trainer / attack Year: 1987 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 17.8kN Turbomeca-R.R. Viper 632-41M Speed: 865km/h Ceiling: 12900m Range: 1100km Armament: 1400kg I.A.R. 137 Experimental version of the {I.A.R. 37}. One conversion. IK-1, Ikarus See {IK-L1}. IK-2, Ikarus The IK-2 was an shoulder-wing monoplane fighter. The configuration resulted in fixed landing gear with complex and heavy struts, but the design was clean in other respects, with a closed cockpit. The construction was all-metal with fabric skinning. Twelve built, of which eight were used in the war with Germany of 1941. Type: IK-2 Country: Yugoslavia Function: fighter Year: 1937 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs Wing Span: 11.40m Length: 7.88m Height: 3.84m Wing Area: 18.00m2 Empty Weight: 1502kg Max.Weight: Speed: 435km/h Ceiling: 10500m Range: 400km Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg IK-3, Rogozarksi Low-wing monoplane fighter that entered service in 1940. The IK-3 was a good aircraft, but only 12 were built before the German attack of 1941. The six then operational claimed 10 German aircraft. Type: IK-3 Country: Yugoslavia Function: fighter Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs Wing Span: 10.30m Length: 8.00m Height: 3.25m Wing Area: 16.50m2 Empty Weight: 2068kg Max.Weight: 2630kg Speed: 526km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 785km Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg7.92mm IK-L1, Rogozarski Prototype of the {IK-2}. IK-Z, Rogozarski Soon renamed {IK-3}, by confusion and following usage. The Cyrillic 'Z' painted on it was similar to a '3'. Impala The Aermacchi MB.326 in South-African service. The type has been built in South Africa as the Impala Mk.I, a two-seat trainer, and the Mk.II, a single-seat attack aircraft. --J--------------------------------------------------------------------------- J-1 Jastreb, SOKO See {Jastreb}. J-2, Shenyang 'Fagot' Chinese copy of the {MiG-15}. J-5, Shenyang 'Fresco' Chinese copy of the {MiG-17}. J-6, Shenyang 'Farmer' China began building a copy of the {MiG-19} in 1958, at the time when the USSR itself was already converting to the faster {MiG-21}. Despite its age, the MiG-19 was built in large numbers, for own use and for export, and proved that it still was a very capable combat aircraft. Type: J-6 Country: China Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 31.8kN Tumanksy R-9B Speed: M1.18 Ceiling: 17900m Range: Armament: 2*g30mm J-7, Xian / Chengdu / CAC 'Fishbed' The J-7 is the Chinese version of the {MiG-21}F clear-wheater interceptor. Its developments are still in production.The most important advantage of the J-7 is its low price; the F-7 export version has been exported to several third-world nations, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, North Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Albania, and Tanzania. Type: J-7M Country: China Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 58.8kN Chengdu Wopen-7BM Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 13.94m Height: 4.10m Wing Area: 23.00m2 Empty Weight: 5275kg Max.Weight: 7531kg Speed: 2175km/h Ceiling: 18200m Range: 1740km Armament: 2*g30mm J-8, Shenyang 'Finback' Large delta-winged fighter, based on MiG-technology. It has the tailed delta layout and nose intake of the {MiG-21}, and an engine installation similar to that of the {MiG-19}. First flown in 1969, but development was delayed by the 'cultural revolution' and production was authorized as late as 1978. The J-8 was a pure daylight fighter, but the J-8 I development carried radar. About 80 were built. The J-8 II 'Finback B' is a 70% redesign of the much older J-8 with lateral intakes and a radar nose. Plans to equip it with Western electronics were halted in 1990 after the Tien-an-men massacre. In 1996 the J-8IIM, with Russian radar and avionics, made its first flight. Type: J-8 Country: China Function: fighter Year: 19 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 5100kg Chengdu WP-7A Wing Span: 9.34m Length: 20.50m Height: 5.06m Wing Area: 42.20m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: Range: 2000km Armament: 1*g23mm Type: J-8 II Country: China Function: fighter Year: 1988 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 65.9kN Liyang Wopen-13A II Wing Span: 9.34m Length: 21.59m Height: 50.41m Wing Area: 42.20m2 Empty Weight: 9820kg Max.Weight: Speed: M2.2 Ceiling: 20000m Range: Armament: 2*g23mm 4000kg J-10, Chengdu Fighter, being developed in China with the help of the Israeli IAI. J-11, Shenyang License-built Chinese version of the Suchoi {Su-27} 'Flanker' fighter. First delivery in mid-1995. J-12, Nanchang The J-12 was a lightweight single-seat fighter. It had swept wings, an area-ruled fuselage, and a nose intake. It was abandoned, probably because the {J-7} was superior. Nine built. Type: J-12 Country: China Function: fighter Year: 1970 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3454kg WP-6 Wing Span: 7.20m Length: 10.30m Height: 3.73m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 3172kg Max.Weight: Speed: 1300km/h Ceiling: Range: 688km Armament: 1*g23mm 1*g30mm J20 Kraguj, Soko See {Kraguj}. J-22 Orao, Soko See {Orao}. Jastreb, SOKO J-1 Single-seat attack version of the {Galeb} jet trainer. Type: J-1 Country: Yugoslavia Function: attack Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * R.R. Viper Mk.531 Wing Span: 11.68m Length: 10.88m Height: 3.64m Wing Area: 19.43m2 Empty Weight: 2820kg Max.Weight: 5100kg Speed: 820km/h Ceiling: 12000m Range: 1520km Armament: 3*mg12.7mm JH-7, Xian Strike aircraft. The JH-7 is a twin-engined, two-seat attack aircraft with a shoulder wing. Despite its size, the JH-7 has a rather small warload. Three prototypes have been built. Production aircraft would have been powered by the more powerful WS-6 engine. Type: H-7 Country: China Function: attack Year: 1989 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 6720kg LMC WP13A Wing Span: 12.80m Length: 21.00m Height: 6.22m Wing Area: 52.30m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 27500kg (approx) Speed: M1.7 Ceiling: 15500m Range: Armament: 1*g23mm 7000kg JJ-1 The JJ-1 was the first design by the aircraft industry of the People's Republic of China, a jet-powered trainer. Conventional in layout, with a low-set, straight wing, a tandem cockpit arrangment, and side intakes. The engine was based on the Klimov VK-1F. No production. Type: JJ-1 Country: China Function: trainer Year: 1958 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 1600kg PF-1A Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: JJ-5, Shenyang Jet trainer, created by mating the airframe of the {MiG-17} with the cockpit section of the {MiG-15}UTI. Over 1000 built. Type: JJ-5 Country: China Function: trainer Year: 1966 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: JJ-6, Shenyang Trainer version of the {J-6}. JJ-7, Guizhou Trainer version of the {J-7}. JZ-6, Shenyang Reconaissance version of the {J-6}. --K--------------------------------------------------------------------------- K-8 Karakorum, NAMC / PAC Jet trainer and attack aircraft, jointly developed by China and Pakistan. First flown in January 1991. The K-8 is a conventional aircraft, with a low-set, unswept wing. Type: K-8 Country: China / Pakistan Function: trainer Year: 1992 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 160.0kN Garrett TFE731-2A-2A Wing Span: 9.63m Length: 11.60m Height: 4.21m Wing Area: 17.02m2 Empty Weight: 2687kg Max.Weight: 3630kg Speed: 800km/h Ceiling: 13000m Range: 1400km Armament: 945kg KDC-10, McDonnell Douglas Tanker conversion of the DC-10 airliner for the Dutch Royal Airforce (KLu). There are conversions, made by the KLM (Royal Airlines) under contract from MDC. Kfir, IAI When France refused to deliver the {Mirage 5}, Israel built a development with the more efficient and powerful P&W J79 engine, the Kfir. Some changes to the fuselage were necessary to accomodate the engine; the Kfir also had sturdier landing gear and wing extensions. The Kfir C.2 introduced canards. The Kfir is mainly a ground attack aircraft, with a secondary role as fighter. 212 were built. Type: Kfir C.7 Country: Israel Function: fighter-bomber Year: 1983 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 83.4kN P&W J79-J1E Wing Span: 8.22m Length: 5.65m Height: 4.55m Wing Area: 34.80m2 Empty Weight: 7285kg Max.Weight: 16200kg Speed: Mach 2.3 Ceiling: 17680m Range: Armament: 2*g30mm 6085kg Kikko Finnish license-built version of the British Gloster {Gamecock}. 15 built. Kiran, Hindustan HJT-16 Jet trainer. The Kiran is a simple straight-wing aircraft with side-by-side seating. Type: Kiran Mk.II Country: India Function: trainer Year: 1968 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 15.11kN R.R. Orpheus 701 Wing Span: 10.70m Length: 10.60m Height: 3.63m Wing Area: 19m2 Empty Weight: 2560kg Max.Weight: 4235kg Speed: 695km/h Ceiling: 9145m Range: 750km Armament: 907kg KN-1 The Italian Caproni {Ca.100} biplane trainer, license-built in Bulgaria. KOD-1, LKOD Biplane trainer and liaison aircraft, a license-built version of the Estonian {PON-1}. 13 built. Type: KOD-1 Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1936 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Speed: 150km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: KOD-2, LKOD Enlarged {KOD-1}, trainer and multi-role biplane. Seven built. Type: KOD-2 Country: Latvia Function: trainer Year: 1937 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 240hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx Speed: 180km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg Kotka, VL Two-seat biplane, a maritime reconaissance aircraft. Seven were built, and they served until 1944. Type: Kotka II Country: Finland Function: reconaissance Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 430kW Wright R-1820-E Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Kraguj, Soko J20 Single-engined low-wing monoplane, with fixed landing gear. The J20, first flown in 1959, is a light attack and COIN aircraft, rendered obsolete before its service entry by the helicopter. Mostly used as a weapons trainer. About 200 built. Type: J20 Kraguj Country: Yugoslavia Function: attack / trainer Wing Span: 10.64m Length: 7.93m Height: 3m Wing Area: 17 m2 Empty Weight: 1130kg Max.Weight: 1624kg Year: 1977 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 340hp Lycoming GSO-480 Speed: 295km/h Ceiling: Range: 800km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm KT-1 Woong-Bee, Daewoo Turboprop-engined primary trainer built in South Korea. A conventional design with tandem seats, expected to enter service in 2000. An attack and forward air control version is under development. KTX-2, Samsung Jet trainer and attack aircraft under development in Korea. Service entry expected around 2005. Kukko Finnish licence-built version of the British Gloster {Gamecock} biplane fighter. Kurnass "Heavy Hammer". Name given to the McDonnell {F-4} Phantom II in Israeli service. Kurnass 2000 was an upgrade programme, but McDonnell Douglas refused to approve of this very competitive upgrade, and it was abandoned. --L--------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-8, Nanchang Jet trainer, the first such of completely indigenous Chinese design. The L-8 has a conventional unswept low-wing configuration. Type: L-8 Country: China Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 1588kg Garrett TFE-731-2A Speed: 800km/h Ceiling: 13000m Range: 2300km Armament: L-70 Vinka, Valmet Low-wing trainer with side-by-side seats. 30 were built for the Finnish airforce. Type: L-70 Country: Finland Function: trainer Year: 1975 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 149kW Avco Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: L-80TP, Valmet Development of the {L-70} Vinka with retractable landing gear and a Allison 250B-17D turboprop engine. The prototype was renamed L-90TP. L-90TP Redigo, Valmet Trainer, a low-wing monoplane with a turboprop engines. The L-90TP was developed from the {L-80TP}. 28 were built, including ten for Finland, ten for Mexico, and eight for the Eritrean airforce. Type: L-90TP Country: Finland Function: trainer Year: 1989 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 313kW Allison 250-B17F Wing Span: 10.60m Length: 8.53m Height: 3.20m Wing Area: 15.2m2 Empty Weight: 920kg Max.Weight: 1900kg Speed: 415km/h Ceiling: 7620m Range: 1400km Armament: 2 seats, 1100kg Lahatoot Name of the Hughes 500MD Defender in Israeli service. Lavi, IAI The Lavi was the first indigenous Israeli combat aircraft, but with notable contributions from US technology. It was a canarded delta with a {F-16} type jet intake, with extensive use of composite materials. It was abandoned for political and financial reasons, i.e. the USA disliked the idea that it was supporting the development of a fighter which competed with its own products. Two built. Type: Lavi Country: Israel Function: fighter-bomber Year: 1987 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 9353kg P&W PW1120 Wing Span: 8.78m Length: 14.57m Height: 4.78m Wing Area: 33.05m2 Empty Weight: 6942kg Max.Weight: 19278kg Speed: 1912km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*g30mm 7257kg Layang Conversion of the {SF 260}MP trainer to SF 260TP turboprop- engined configuration, undertaken in the Philippines. LCA, HAL The LCA 'Light Combat Aircraft' is currently under development in India. Prototypes will have G.E. F404 engines. The first are expected to fly in late 1997. Type: LCA Country: India Function: fighter Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 5500kg Max.Weight: 8800kg Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: --M--------------------------------------------------------------------------- M IV, Haefeli See {DH-4}. MA-7, Hafeli Biplane fighter, broadly based on the {Fokker D.VII}. The MA-7 was built of wood. Handling and performance were unsatisfactory. One built. Type: MA-7 Country: Switzerland Function: Fighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Hispano-Suiza HS-42 Wing Span: 9.91m Length: 6.61m Height: 2.79m Wing Area: 23.75m2 Empty Weight: 843kg Max.Weight: 1213kg Speed: 235km/h Ceiling: Range: 300km Armament: 2*mg Marut, HAL HF-24 Jet fighter, designed and built in India. The designer was Kurt Tank, famous for his designs for Focke-Wulf during WWII. The sleek Marut with its small swept wing looked impressive, but it had limited potential because of the low engine power. 135 built. They served until 1985. Type: HF-24 Country: India Function: fighter Year: 1961 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 2200kg HAL/R.R. Orpheus Mk.703 Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 15.87m Height: 3.60m Wing Area: 28m2 Empty Weight: 6195kg Max. Weight: 10908kg Speed: 1128km/h Ceiling: 13750m Range: Armament: 4*g30mm 48*r68mm 1814kg MD3, Datwyler Primary trainer. The MD3 is a light low-wing aircraft with fixed landing gear and side-by-side seating. Datwiler is a Swisss manufacturer, but it designed the MD3 for license production abroad. The MD3 will be built in Malaya by SME. Type: MD3-160 Country: Switzerland Function: trainer Year: 1983 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 119kW Textron Lycoming O-320-D2A Wing Span: 10.0m Length: 7.10m Height: 2.92m Wing Area: 15.00m2 Empty Weight: 640kg Max.Weight: 840kg Speed: 241km/h Ceiling: Range: 1090km M.F.9 Single-seat biplane fighter on floats. It was built by the Norwegian Navy. Eleven were built, and they were unpopular because of their handling problems. Type: M.F.9 Country: Norway Function: fighter Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 300hp Hispano-Suiza 42 Wing Span: 10.45m Length: 7.77m Height: 3.12m Wing Area: 28.00m2 Empty Weight: 860kg Max.Weight: 1230kg Speed: 210km/h Ceiling: Range: 500km Armament: 1*mg7.62mm Microplano, TNCA Biplane fighter, developed in Mexico during the Carranza regime. Only one was built, because of the following coup and ensuing civil war. Type: Microplano Country: Mexico Function: fighter Year: 1918 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 180hp Hispano-Suiza Wing Span: 8.00m Length: 6.60m Height: 2.55m Wing Area: 18.00m Empty Weight: 460kg Max. Weight: 650kg Speed: 220km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: (1-2*mg) Mission Master, GAF Military version of the {Nomad}. Morko Moraani The Morko Moraani was created in Finland by converting French Morane-Saulnier {MS.406} and {MS.410} fighters to accept captured Soviet Klimov M-105P engines. The M-105P was a development of the original Hispano-Suiza HS 12Y engine, and developed 200hp more. A total of 41 were converted; the engines were supplied by Germany. Germany also supplied the new 20mm cannon and oil cooler. The Morko remained in service until 1948. Type: Morko Moraani Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1100hp Klimov M-105P Wing Span: 10.62m Length: 8.38m Height: 2.71m Wing Area: 17.10m2 Empty Weight: 2106kg Max.Weight: Speed: 525km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg7.5mm Mushak, PAC This was a Swedish {MFI-17}, license-produced in Pakistan. Over 150 built. Myrsky, VL The Myrsky was a monoplane fighter with rectractable landing gear, built in Finland during WWII. It was of mixed construction. Fifty were built, and used on a limited scale, primary as tactical reconaissance aircraft. The 'Ilmavoimat' had, probably justified, doubts about the structural reliability of the Mysrky. Type: Myrsky II Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1065hp SFA-P&W R-1830-S33-G Twin Wasp Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 8.35m Height: 3.00m Wing Area: 18.00m2 Empty Weight: 233kg Max.Weight: 3213kg Speed: 530km/h Ceiling: 9000m Range: 500km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm --N--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Namcu, FMA I.Ae.30 See {I.Ae.30}. Nammer, IAI Development of the {Kfir} with a longer nose, intended as an export tactical fighter. A prototype was flown in 1991. Type: Nammer Country: Israel Function: fighter Year: 1991 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 50515kg ATAR 9K-50 Wing Span: 8.22m Length: Height: 4.42m Wing Area: 34.80m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 15450kg Speed: 2337km/h Ceiling: 17680m Range: Armament: 2*g30mm 6260kg Nesher, IAI Israeli copy of the {Mirage 5}, built by Israel without license after France refused to deliver, in 1968, 50 ordered (and paid for) Mirage 5Js. 61 were built. The Nesher had Israeli avionics, a Martin-Baker ejection seat, larger fuel tanks and stronger landing gear. NH90, Eurocopter / NH Industries Modern medium-size helicopter, developed by France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The NH90 made its first flight in Devember 1995. It has an all-composite fuselage, and fly-by-wire controls. There will be naval (NFH) and tactical transport (TTH) versions. Type: NH90 Function: transport Year: Crew: Engines: 2 * 1370kW R.R.-Turbomeca RTM 322-01/9 Rotor Span: 16.30m Length: 19.56m Height: 5.44m Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 9100kg Speed: 300km/h Ceiling: 6000m Range: 1200km Armament: 14-20 seats, 2500kg Nomad, GAF The Nomad is a small high-wing multi-role STOL transport aircraft, intended for civil and military use. 170 were built in the short- fuselage N22 and long-fuselage N24 versions. The Nomad later had serious structural problems, which fuelled a lot of unfavourable comments. But they were rectified, and the majority are still in service. The Nomads of the Australian army were sold to Indonesia. Type: N22B Nomad Country: Australia Function: transport Year: Crew: Engines: 2 * 313kW Allison 250-B17C Wing Span: 16.52m Length: 12.56m Height: 5.52m Wing Area: 30.10m2 Empty Weight: 2150kg Max.Weight: 3856kg Speed: 311km/h Ceiling: 6400m Range: 1352km Load: 13 seats Novi Avion, VTI Design for a single-seat fighter, of cropped delta planform. Abandoned, because of the civil was in Yugoslavia. --O--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orao, Soko J-22 / IAR 93B The Orao is a small shoulder-wing ground attack aircraft, powered by two small Rolls-Royce Viper engines. It was a cooperation between Romania and Yugoslavia. 335 were built. Type: Orao 2 / I.A.R. 93B Country: Romania / Yugoslavia Function: attack Year: 1985 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 22.2kN Viper 633-41 Wing Span: 9.62m Length: 13.96m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 26.00m2 Empty Weight: 5700kg Max.Weight: 11200kg Speed: M0.95 Ceiling: 13000m Range: Armament: 2*g23mm 2800kg Oryx, Atlas French {Puma} helicopter, licence-built in South Africa with some modifications. --P--------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-2, Pilatus Advanced trainer, a clean low-wing monoplane designed for operations in the Swiss mountains. The P-2 was powered by a Czech-built version of the German Argus engine. They served from the late 40s to 1982. Type: P-2 Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Argus AS 410A-2 Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 9.07m Height: 2.70m Wing Area: 17.00m2 Empty Weight: 1520kg Max.Weight: 1970kg Speed: 340km/h Ceiling: Range: 865km Armament: P-3, Pilatus Monoplane trainer. The P-3 was an all-metal aircraft with tricycle landing gear. First flown in 1953, the P-3 served until 1993. 72 were built. Type: P-3 Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 194kW Avco Lycoming GO-435-C2A Wing Span: 10.40m Length: 8.75m Height: 3.05m Wing Area: 16.50m2 Empty Weight: 1110kg Max.Weight: 1500kg Speed: 310km/h Ceiling: 5500m Range: 750km Armament: P-16, FFA Jet-engined fighter bomber developed in Switzerland. The P-16 was a excellent aircraft, but was cancelled after two prototypes crashed. Its broad-chord, unswept wing with extensive slats and flaps guaranteed good low-speed handling and a short take-off. It was adopted for the Learjet. Type: P-16 Mk III Country: Switzerland Function: fighter-bomber Year: 1955 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4990kg Armstrong-Siddeley Sapphire ASSa 7 Wing Span: 11.14m Length: 14.30m Height: 4.25m Wing Area: 30.00m2 Empty Weight: 7040kg Max.Weight: 11720kg Speed: 1118km/h Ceiling: 14000m Range: 1447km Armament: 2*g30mm 44*r68mm 2587kg P-95, Embraer Military designation for the {EMB-111}. P-100, Rogozarski Development of the PVT. The P-100 had some aerodynamical refinements, such as a NACA engine cowling. Type: P-100 Country: Yugoslavia Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 336kW Gnome-Rhone 7K Titan Wing Span: 10.20m Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 1226kg Speed: 251km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Pampa, FMA IA 63 See {IA 63} Pantera, ENAER Chilean upgrade version of the French Dassault {Mirage 50} delta-wing jet fighter. The Pantera has non-moving canards, a longer nose with a pulse-doppler radar, and upgraded avionics. The Atar 90K-50 engine of the Chilean Mirage 50s is retained. Parastou Low-wing monoplane trainer, developed in Iran from the Beech Bonanza. Seven in service by 1996. PC-6, Pilatus Porter and Turbo Porter Single-engined STOL transport. The PC-6 is a high-winged, angular aircraft, capable of operating from very difficult terrain. Over 480 have been built. The PC-6B Turbo Porter has a turboprop engine, installed in an extremely long nose. Type: PC-6B Turbo Porter Country: Switzerland Function: utility Year: 1958 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 410kW P&WC PT6A-27 Speed: 280km/h Ceiling: 7620m Range: 730km Load: 1130kg, 11 seats PC-7 Turbo-Trainer, Pilatus Turboprop-engined trainer, a development of the piston-engined {P-3}. The PC-7 has tandem seating, and is a fully aerobatic aircraft. It can also carry light weaponry. Development began in 1966 but was delayed because of lack of interest; when reintroduced in 1975 the PC-7 soon captured a large part of the market. Over 440 built. The PC-7 Mk.II will have the fuselage of the PC-9. Type: PC-7 Country: Switzerland Function: trainer Year: 1975 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 410kW P&WC PT6A-25A Wing Span: 10.40m Length: 9.78m Height: 3.21m Wing Area: 16.6m2 Empty Weight: 1330kg Max.Weight: 1900kg Speed: 500km/h Ceiling: 7620m Range: 1200km Armament: 1040km PC-9, Pilatus Turboprop-engined trainer, more powerful than the {PC-7} and equally successful. The PC-9 was designed to provide full training, eliminating the need for jet trainers. About 170 have been ordered. Type: PC-9 Country: Switzerland Function: trainer Year: 1985 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 708kW P&WC PT6A-62 Wing Span: 10.12m Length: 10.17m Height: 3.26m Wing Area: 16.29m2 Empty Weight: 1685kg Max.Weight: 2250kg Speed: 556km/h Ceiling: 11580m Range: 1540km Armament: 408kg PC-12, Pilatus The PC-12 is a single-engined light transport. It has a slender fuselage, a high-aspect ration wing, and a T-tail. Pilatus also developed the "Eagle" surveillance aircraft from it, with a sensor suite in a canoe pod under the fuselage. Type: PC-12 Function: transport Year: Crew: Engines: 1 * 1200hp P&WC PT6A-67B Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Phalcon 707, IAI / Elta Israeli AWACS modification of the Boeing 707. Six fixed phased-array antennas are installed, one in the nose, one under the tail, and two on each side in large flat fairings on the forward and aft fuselage. Radar performance is thought to be comparable with the {E-3} Sentry, tracking aircraft at 400km, but reportedly with a shorter target acquisition time. Crew of 16. The prototype, with only the three forward antennas, is in service with the Chilean Air Force since 1994; it is claimed that the South African AF has two conversions with only the flat side antennas. Pillan, ENAER Low-wing monoplane trainer, designed by Chilean ENEAR in cooperation with Piper in the USA. The Pillan has tandem seating and an low aspect ratio wing, to emulate the characteristics of jet aircraft. It is in Chilean service as the T-35, and was sold to Spain, Panama and Paraguay. There is a turboprop version ({Aucan}) and a single- seater is reportedly under development. Type: T-35A1 Pillan Country: Chile Function: trainer Year: 1982 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 300hp Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1K5 Speed: 311km/h Ceiling: 5820m Range: 1205km Armament: 227kg Piranha Small jet fighter designed in Switzerland, a close-coupled canard delta. Piranha was in the same class as the {F-16}, but was never built. PL-1 Chiensou, Pazmany Trainer, a low-wing monoplane with conventional features. The design was American, but it was bought by Taiwan, that built 58 for its own airforce. Type: PL-1B Country: Taiwan Function: trainer Year: Crew: Engines: 1 * 150hp Lycoming Speed: 240km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Porter, Pilatus PC-6 See {PC-6}. PS-5, Harbin See {SH-5}. Pucara, IA 58 See {IA 58}. Pulqui See {I.Ae.27}. Pulqui II See {I.Ae.33}. PVT, Rogozarski Parasol-wing trainer, that possesed excellent handling qualities and agility. There were also a number of PVT-H aircraft for the navy, with twin floats. Type: PVT Country: Yugoslavia Function: trainer Year: 1934 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 336kW Gnome-Rhone 7K Titan Wing Span: 11.20m Length: 7.38m Height: 2.10m Wing Area: 22.10m2 Empty Weight: 965kg Max.Weight: 1310kg Speed: 240km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: 550km Armament: 1*mg7.7mm Pyorremyrsky, Valtion Lentokonetehdas Single-seat fighter, built in Finland during WWII. It was powered by the Daimler-Benz DB 605 and looked superficially similar to the Messerschmitt {Bf 109}G. But it was of mixed construction, with a wooden wing. The armistice of 1944 halted development. Prototype only. Type: Pyorremyrsky Country: Finland Function: fighter Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1475hp Daimler Benz DB605AC Wing Span: 10.38m Length: 9.85m Height: 3.89m Wing Area: 19.00m2 Empty Weight: 2619kg Max.Weight: Speed: 645km/h Ceiling: Range: 1.5hrs Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg12.7mm Pyry, VL Low-wing trainer monoplane. 41 built. Type: Pyry II Country: Finland Function: trainer Year: Crew: Engines: 1 * 313kW Wright R-975-E3 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: --Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q-5, Nanchang 'Fantan' This is a Chinese development of the {MiG-19}. The latter was built in China as the {J-6}. The Q-5 has longer wings and an elongated fuselage, wich in early models incorporated an internal weapons bay. But the easiest recognition feature is the nose with side intakes that replaced the pitot nose of the MiG-19. Later versions abandoned the internal weapons bay. It is claimed that the first complete drawings were made in 75 days, but development lasted ten years in all. About 1000 have been built. Type: Q-5C Country: China Function: attack Year: 1965 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 2600kg Shenyang WP-6 Wing Span: 9.70m Length: 16.20m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 27.90m2 Empty Weight: 6494kg Max.Weight: 12000kg Speed: 1210km/h Ceiling: 15850m Range: 2000km Armament: 1*g23mm 2000kg --R--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ra-am, IAI This was a modified single-seater {Nesher}, developed as a transition project towards the final {Kfir} configuration. Engined with the J79, it first took off on June 4, 1973. Later canards were added on this plane, and it made its first flight in this form on March 23, 1975. Two months later (May 25) it crashed into the sea, but the pilot survived. Further tests on the canards and later inproved confugurations took place with the {Technolog} Type: Ra-am Function: experimental Year: Crew: Engines: Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 6600kg Max.Weight: 13700kg Speed: M2.4 Ceiling: 75000ft Range: Armament: 2*g30mm, 4000kg Redigo, Valmet L-90 See {L-90}. Regente, Neiva C-42 High-wing monoplane trainer. Brazil, 1965. Rooivalk, Atlas CSH-2 Attack helicopter, a typical example of the kind with tandem cockpits, nose mounted sight, and armament on stub wings. The engines and drive of the Aerospatiale {Puma} were used. Rooivalk is relatively large, but powerful and agile. The SAAF operational requirement for such helicopter disappeared, however. Type: CSH-2 Country: South Africa Function: attack Year: 1990 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * Speed: 269km/h Ceiling: Range: 740km Armament: 1*g20mm Rosamonde I Reconaissance and trainer biplane, built in 1923 in China with the help of American consultants. --S--------------------------------------------------------------------------- S-4, Smolik Biplane fighter. Not successful. 1923. S-49, Ikarus The S-49 was a monoplane fighter, developed in 1946. It was based on the pre-war {IK-3} fighter, but was initially powered by the Soviet Klimov VK-105 engine. The S-49 had a strong resemblance with the Yakovlev {Yak-9}. The redesigned S-49C had an all-metal construction which replaced the earlier mixed construction, and was powered by a French Hispano-Suiza engine. It remained in service until 1961. 158 built. Type: S-49C Country: Yugoslavia Function: fighter Year: 1951 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1119kW Hispano-Suiza 12Z-11Y Wing Span: 10.30m Length: 9.06m Height: 2.90m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 3470kg Max.Weight: Speed: 640km/h Ceiling: 10000m Range: 800km Armament: 1*g20mm 2*mg12.7mm 100kg Sa'ar, Dassault / IAI Upgraded version of the {Super Mystere}. The Atar jet engine was replaced by the non-afterburning 4220kg P&W J52-P-8A, with a dry trust almost equal to the afterburning trust of the Atar engine. Maintenance of the French engine was difficult because of an arms embargo, and the J52 was lighter and more efficient. The aft fuselage was extended, two additional wing pylons were installed, new avionics fitted, and provision was made for the firing of Shafrir AAMs. The Sa'ar was primarily intended as attack aircraft. Sambad, Dassault This was the name the Israeli airforce gave to the Dassault {Super Mystere} B.2. In 1969 they were modernized and thereafter called {Sa'ar}. Searchmaster, GAF Maritime patrol version of the {Nomad}. Seata, Hispano HA-200 Jet trainer. The Seata was rather unusual in layout; the two jet engines were buried in the forward fuselage, with an oval nose intake and exhaust nozzle just behind the trailing edge of the wing. This was due to the origin of the design: The Seata was a jet-engined development of the HA-100 Traina trainer. It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt. 110 built, license production in Egypt not included. The HA-220 was a single-seat attack version. Type: HA-200E Country: Spain Function: trainer Year: 1955 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 480kg Turbomeca Marbore VI Wing Span: 10.41m Length: 8.97m Height: 2.85m Wing Area: 17.40m2 Empty Weight: 2020kg Max.Weight: 3600kg Speed: 690km/h Ceiling: 13000m Range: 1500km Armament: 2*mg S.E.T. VII Biplane trainer, initially of wooden construction with fabric covering, but later models had a metal fuselage. There was also a floatplane version, intended for the observation role, and a reconaissance / liaison development. A number were still in service in 1944. Type: 7KB Country: Rumania Function: reconaissance / liaison Year: 1935 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 313kW IAR/Gnome-Rhone 7K Wing Span: 9.80m Length: 7.15m Height: 3.26m Wing Area: 26.60m2 Empty Weight: 1115kg Max.Weight: 1780kg Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: 5500m Range: 580km Armament: 2*mg7.7mm 24*b12kg S.E.T. XV Sesquiplane, single-seat fighter. The S.E.T. XV was an all-metal aircraft with a closed cockpit, but its configuration was still considered obsolete. Only one was flown. The Rumanian air force selected the PZL {P.11} instead. Type: XV Country: Rumania Function: fighter Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 500hp Gnome-Rhone 9Krsd Wing Span: 9.40m Length: 7.00m Height: 3.35m Wing Area: 18.65m2 Empty Weight: 1150kg Max.Weight: Speed: 340km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: 2*mg7.62mm SH-5, Harbin Large four-engined maritime patrol flying boat. The SH-5 looks as if it belongs in the 1950s, but actually first flew on 3 April 1976. It is a shoulder-wing aircraft with twin fins; the engines are installed in nacelles on the leading edges of the wing. The outrigger floats are not rectractable; a retractable wheeled landing gear is intended for beachings. Small number in service. Type: SH-5 Country: China Function: patrol Year: 1984 Crew: 8 Engines: 4 * 2349kW Dongan WJ-5A-1 Wing Span: 36m Length: 38.90m Height: 9.79m Wing Area: 144m2 Empty Weight: 26500kg Max.Weight: 45000kg Speed: 555km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: 4750kg Armament: 8360kg Shahaf, IAI Military version of the IAI Westwind jet aircraft, in service as military transport aircraft as maritime patrol aircraft. SIM-X, Rogozarski Parasol-wing trainer. Built in considerable quantity. Type: SIM-X Country: Yugoslavia Function: trainer Year: 1937 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 89kW Walter Wing Span: 10.00m Length: 6.96m Height: Wing Area: 18.50m2 Empty Weight: 548kg Max.Weight: 790kg Speed: 192km/h Ceiling: 5000m Range: 500km SIM-XIV-H, Rogozarski Twin-engined seaplane, a low-wing floatplane with an extensively glazed nose. 18 were delivered before the German invasion. Yugoslavia, 1938. Soim, I.A.R. 99 See {I.A.R. 99}. Strsljen, SOKO Light attack aircraft, a development of the {Zolja}. Super Galeb, Soko G-4 Tandem-seat jet trainer and light attack aircraft. This is not a development of, but a replacement for the {Galeb}. It has swept wings and tail surfaces. Type: Super Galeb G-4M Country: Yugoslavia Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 17.78kN R.R. Viper 632 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 910km/h Ceiling: 15000m Range: 1670km Armament: 1800kg --T------------------------------------------------------------------------- T.2, Kjeller Norwegian Army designation of the Kjeller {FF 6}. See there. T.6 Halcon, CASA 202 Spanish military designation for the {CASA 202} Halcon. T.7 Aztor, CASA 207 Spanish military designation for the {CASA 207} Aztor. T.12 Aviocar, CASA Spanish military designation for the CASA {C-212} Aviocar. T-17 Tangara, Embraer See {Tangara}. T-23 Uirapuru, Aerotec See {Uirapuru}. T-25 Universal, Neiva See {Universal}. T-27 Tucano, Embraer Brazilian AF designation for the EMB-312 {Tucano}. T.36 Halcon, CASA / ENAER Chilean designation for the CASA C-101 {Aviojet} trainer. T-CH-1 Chung Sing Taiwanese development of the North American {T-28} Trojan, fitted with a turboprop engine. 50 were built. Type: T-CH-1 Country: Taiwan Function: trainer Year: 1976 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 1 * 1450hp Lycoming T53-L-70 Speed: 590km/h Ceiling: Range: Armament: Tangara, Embraer T-17 Trainer. (Brazil) Tebuan, Canadair CL-41 Name of the Canadian {CL-41} Tutor in Malayan service. Technolog, IAI The Technolog was a {Mirage III}B, handed over to the IAI at the end of April 1969 as a test bed for the installation of the J79 engine, the engine used in the {Kfir}. The rear set was used for testing equipment. It flew on 21 September 1970, and was considered a success. Later the aircraft was given the canards and saw-tooth wing leading edges developed on rthe {Ra-am}. Finally, it becams the prototype of the two-seat Kfir TC2. Type: Technolog Function: experimental Year: 1970 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * G.E. J79 Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: 6840kg Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: T.H., Hereter Biplane fighter, first flown in Spain in 1919. The T.H. was too late to enter the fighter competition of the Spanish air force. The prototype was damaged on its first flight, and the type was abandoned. 180hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ab engine. Tololoche, TNCA 3-E-130 Parasol-wing monoplane fighter, of wooden monococque construction. Four were built for the Mexican armed forces. Type: Tololoche Country: Mexico Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 160hp Le Rhone Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: 16.00m2 Empty Weight: 670kg Max Weight: 860kg Speed: 225km/h Ceiling: Range: 1.5 hr Armament: Tondar Indigeneous (?) training aircraft claimed to be in development in Iran. Probably a reverse-engineered design. Toofani, Dassault Name of the French Dassault {Ouragan} jet fighter in Indian service. TR.12 Aviocar, CASA Spanish military designation for a reconaissance version of the CASA {C-212} Aviocar. Trener, Zlin Low-wing, piston-engined monoplane, a primary trainer. (Czechoslovakia) Triton, Avro 621 Name the Irish Air Corps gave to three {Avro 621}s with Armstrong-Siddeley Mongoose engines. This version was seriously underpowered. Tsiklon This was a project for an Israeli-built {Vautour}, with Rolls-Royce Spey engines, a smaller wing span, and modern avionics. The plan was abandoned, and Israel bought the {F-4} Phantom II instead. Tucano, Embraer EMB-312 Basic trainer, a low-wing turboprop-powered aircraft with tandem seats. The Tucano was sold to Brasilia, Egypt, Honduras, Iraq, Venezuala, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay and Iran. A modified version, developed together with Shorts, was sold to the British RAF. There is also a production line in Egypt. Type: EMB-312 Tucano Country: Brasil Function: trainer Year: 1981 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 436kW P&WC PT6A-25C Wing Span: 11.14m Length: 9.86m Height: 3.40m Wing Area: 19.40m2 Empty Weight: 1790kg Max.Weight: 3175kg Speed: 448km/h Ceiling: 9150m Range: 1844km Armament: 1000kg Tuisku, VL Two-seat biplane trainer. 30 were built. Type: Tuisku II Country: Finland Function: trainer Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 160kW Armstrong Siddeley Lynx Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Turbo Porter, Pilatus PC-6 See {PC-6}. Tzukit, IAI Israeli version of the Fouga {Magister}. --U--------------------------------------------------------------------------- U-9 Xingu, Embraer Designation of the Brazilian for the {EMB-121}. Uirapuru, Aerotec T-23 Brazilian trainer monoplane. Universal, Neiva T-25 Basic trainer, a low-wing monoplane with side-by-side seating. About 190 were built, most for the Brazilian airforce. Type: T-25A Country: Brazil Function: trainer Year: 1966 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 300hp Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1D5 Wing Span: 11m Length: 8.60m Height: 3m Wing Area: 17.20m2 Empty Weight: 1150kg Max.Weight: Speed: 300km/h Ceiling: 6100m Range: 1000km Load: 73kg, and one seat --V--------------------------------------------------------------------------- VH Vihuri, Valtion Lentokonetehdas Two-seat monoplane trainer with retractable landing gear. Type: VH-2 Country: Finland Function: trainer Year: 1951 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 537kW Bristol Mercury VIII Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Vihor, 213 Low-wing two-seat trainer, similar to the Arado {Ar 96}. Entered service in 1957. Type: 213 Vihor Function: trainer Country: Yugoslavia Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 447kW P&W R-1340-AN-1 Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 9.20m Height: 3.58m Wing Area: Empty Weight: 1825kg Max.Weight: 2400kg Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: 975km Armament: 2*mg7.92mm 200kg Vihuri, Valtion Lentokonetehdas VH See {VH}. Viima, VL Trainer and liaison aircraft. 24 built. Type: Viima II Country: Finland Function: trainer / liaison Year: Crew: Engines: 1 * 112kW Siemens-Halse Sh.14A Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Vinka, Valmet L-70 See {L-70}. --W--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wackett, Commonwealth Two-seat trainer, designed in Australia as an alternative to the Miles {Magister}, and similar in layout. The production of the Wackett had a slow start. Wackett, Widgeon Biplane flying boat and amphibian. Developed in a civilian five-seat version and amilitary trainer version. After the inauspicious first flight of the Widgeon I flying boat, the prototype was converted into an amphibian. The more powerful Widgeon II was tested, but not adopted by the Australian military. Type: Widgeon II Country: Australia. Function: trainer Year: 1925 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 223kW ABC Nimbus Wing Span: 11.90m Length: 9.00m Height: 4.30m Wing Area: 39.4m2 Empty Weight: 1334kg Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Wirraway, Commonwealth CA-3, CA-5, CA-7, CA-8, CA-9, CA-16. See {CA-3}. WM 9 Budapest, Manfred Weiss Dutch Fokker {C.V} biplane reconaissance aircraft, license-built in Hungary. WM 11 Budapest, Manfred Weiss Dutch Fokker {C.V} biplane reconaissance aircraft, license-built in Hungary. WM 14 Budapest, Manfred Weiss Dutch Fokker {C.V} biplane reconaissance aircraft, license-built in Hungary. WM 16, Manfred Weiss Hungarian development of the Dutch Fokker {C.V} biplane reconaissance aircraft. The K-9 engine had a lower fuel consumption. Nine reconaissance aircraft and nine light bombers were built. First deliveries in 1933. WM 20, Manfred Weiss Basic trainer, one built. WM 21 Solyom, Manfred Weiss Development of the {WM 9} / {WM 11}/ {WM 14} series, and thus ultimately a derivative of the Fokker C.VD. The WM 21 used the K-14 engine. The WM 21 was in service from 1938 to 1943 despite its obsoleteness. 128 were built. Type: WM 21 Function: reconnaissance Year: 1938 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 870hp WM K-14 Wing Span: 12.9m Length: 964m Height: 3.5m Wing Area: 32.73m2 Empty Weight: 2450kg Max.Weight: 3450kg Speed: 320km/h Ceiling: 8000m Range: 600km Armament: 3*mg7.9mm WM 23 Ezutnyil, Manfred Weiss Monoplane fighter. The WM 23 used the inverted-gull wing of Heinkels original {He 112} design, but with a wooden construction. The engine was a licence-built French Gnome-Rhone radial. The programme was abandoned when it was decided to build the {Bf 109} in Hungary, and only one was completed. An all-metal version with a DB605 engine was on the drawing board. Type: WM 23 Country: Hungary Function: fighter Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1000hp WM-K-14 Wing Span: 10.60m Length: 10.80m Height: 3.55m Wing Area: 23.50m2 Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: 530km/h Ceiling: Range: 1.75hrs Armament: 2*g20mm 2*mg7.62mm Woomera, Commonwealth CA-11 See {CA-11}. --X--------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-5, Shahed Irianian training helicopter, a four-seater under development and expected to fly in 1998. XH-1 Alpha Gunship helicopter, developed in South Africa. It was based on the French {Alouette III}. Used mostly as testbed. Xingu, Embraer EMB-121 See {EMB-121}. X-PO, Chu This single-seat fighter was built in China in 1941. It was basically a reverse-engineered Curtiss Hawk 75A ({P-36}), designed for production by less skilled labour and with local materials. Only one was built, because the US began supplying fighters to China. Type: X-PO Country: China Function: fighter Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1200hp P&W R1830-S1C3-G Twin Wasp Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: (2*g20mm) XTP-1 South-African gunship version of the French Aerospatiale {Puma} helicopter. --Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-5 Chinese copy of the Antonov {An-2}. China built 949. Y-7, Xian Reverse-engineered Chinese version of the Antonov {An-24}. Y-8, Shaanxi Reverse-engineered Chinese version of the Antonov {An-12}. There also is a maritime patrol version, the Y-8MPA. An AEW version is believed to be under development. Y-10, Sjanghai Four engined jet transport, built with the engines and some other parts of the Boeing 707-320. Type: Y-10 Country: China Function: transport Year: Crew: Engines: 4 * P&W JT3D Speed: Ceiling: Range: Load: 178 seats Y-11 Small utility transport. Few built because of the low performance. Type: Y-11 Country: China Function: Year: 1977 Crew: 1-2 Engines: 2 * 213kW Hou-Sai 6 Speed: 220km/h Ceiling: 4000m Range: 278km Load: 544kg, 8 seats Y-12 Small STOL-transport, of indigenous Chinese design. A twin-engined shoulder-wing aircraft, developed from the {Y-11}. About 30 have been built. Type: Y-12 Function: transport Year: 1982 Crew: Engines: 2 * 507kW P&WC PT6A Wing Span: 17.20m Length: 14.80m Height: 5.50m Wing Area: 34.20m2 Empty Weight: 3000kg Max.Weight: 5300kg Speed: 250km/h Ceiling: 7000m Range: Armament: Yanshuf, Sikorsky UH-60 'Buzzard'. The US U{H-60} Blackhawk helicopter in Israeli service. First delivered in August 1994. Yas'ur, Sikorsky CH-53 'Albatross'. The US {H-53} Stallion helicopter in Israeli service. In 1993 the first of the upgraded Yas'ur 2000 versions entered service. Yin An Four-seat, high wing monoplane. One built. Type: Yin An Country: China Function: transport Year: 1959 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 260hp Ivchenko AI-14R Speed: Ceiling: Range: Load: 3 seats --Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z-5 'Hound' Chinese version of the Mil {Mi-4}. Z-6 Turboshaft-powered development of the {Z-5}. Flown in 1969, but abandoned after 11 had been built. Type: Z-6 Country: China Function: utility Year: 1969 Crew: Engines: 1 * WZ-5 Speed: Ceiling: Range: Armament: Z-8, CAIC Chinese version of the Aerospatiale SA321 {Super Frelon}. Z-11, Jingdezhen The Z-11 is the first helicopter design in China. It made its first flight in 1997. It is a single-engined general-purpose type. Type: Z-11 Function: utility Year: 1997 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 510kW Liming WZ-8D Rotor Span: Length: Height: Disc Area: Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Speed: Ceiling: Range: Load: 6 seats Zamir, Beechcraft Name of the Beechcraft Queen Air in Israeli service. Zolja, SOKO This was the first jet aircraft designed and built in Yugoslavia. The original version flew with two Walter Minor engines, but later one was modified to have two Turbomeca Palas jet engines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------