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I.Ae. D.L. 21
The I.Ae. 21 DL, also known as the FMA I.A.21 or FMA 21, was an experimental training aircraft developed by Argentina during the Second World War. While only one was built due to material constraints, the FMA 21 served as an advanced training aircraft for the Argentine Air Force (FAA) from 1943 to 1945. The FMA 21 was developed by Argentinian government-owned aircraft manufacturer Fábrica Militar de Aviones (FMA). Due to souring political relations between Argentina and the United States, FMA decided to use their experience with the North American NA-16 in service with the FAA to develop their own domestic fighter, so the FMA 21 was heavily based on the fuselage of the NA-16.von Rauch, Georg and David L. Veres. "Argentina's Wooden Warriors". ''Air Classics'' (Challenge Publications), Volume 19, March 1983, pp. 14–21. It was also featured the first retractable landing gear built in the country. Construction The FMA 21's fuselage consisted of welded chrome-molybdenum steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Trainer Aircraft
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows pilots-in-training to safely advance their skills in a more forgiving aircraft. Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with two or more seats to allow for a student and instructor. Tandem and side by side The two seating configurations for trainer aircraft are: pilot and instructor side by side, or in tandem, usually with the pilot in front and the instructor behind. The side-by-side seating configuration has the advantage that the pilot and instructor can see each other's actions, allowing the pilot to learn from the instructor and the instructor to correct the student pilot. The tandem configuration has the advantage of being closer to the normal working environment th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAC Wackett
The CAC Wackett Trainer, or simply Wackett, was the first aircraft type designed in-house by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia. The name was derived from its designer Lawrence Wackett. Development The type was designed to meet RAAF Specification 3/38 for an ''ab initio'' training aircraft. It was a tandem seat fixed tailwheel-undercarriage monoplane aircraft with a fuselage of steel tube and fabric construction and wings and tail made of wood. Despite the simplicity of the design, construction of the first of two CA-2 prototypes, begun in October 1938, was not completed until September 1939 (this was partly because CAC was still building its factory during this time period). The first prototype flew for the first time on 19 September 1939 fitted with a Gipsy Major series II engine, fitted with a metal DH variable pitch propeller. The aircraft proved to be underpowered with this engine so the second prototype was fitted with a Gipsy Six, removed from a Tugan Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aircraft First Flown In 1943
An aircraft ( aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, rotorcraft (including helicopters), airships (including blimps), gliders, paramotors, and hot air balloons. Part 1 (Definitions and Abbreviations) of Subchapter A of Chapter I of Title 14 of the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations states that aircraft "means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air." The human activity that surrounds aircraft is called ''aviation''. The science of aviation, including designing and building aircraft, is called ''aeronautics.'' Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, whereas unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low-wing Aircraft
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplane (aeronautics), multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing configuration and is the simplest to build. However, during the early years of flight, these advantages were offset by its greater weight and lower manoeuvrability, making it relatively rare until the 1930s. Since then, the monoplane has been the most common form for a fixed-wing aircraft. Characteristics Support and weight The inherent efficiency of the monoplane is best achieved in the cantilever wing, which carries all structural forces internally. However, to fly at practical speeds the wing must be made thin, which requires a heavy structure to make it strong and stiff enough. External Bracing (aeronautics), bracing can be used to improve structural efficiency, reducing weight and cost. For a wing of a given size, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Argentine Military Trainer Aircraft
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. * First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FMA Aircraft
FMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Faroese Music Awards * Free Music Archive, a website * ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Japanese manga series * Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal * FMA (album), ''FMA'' (album), a 2016 album by Grace Science and technology * Fused multiply–add, a floating-point multiply–add operation ** FMA instruction set, in the x86 microprocessor instruction set * Foundational Model of Anatomy Law * Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, of Australia * Federal Marriage Amendment, a failed proposed US Constitutional amendment Organizations * Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International * Fábrica Militar de Aviones, later Fábrica Argentina de Aviones, an aircraft manufacturer * Monegasque Athletics Federation (French: ') * Mozambican Athletics Federation (Portuguese: ') * FMA Architects, Nigeria * Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein) * Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand) * Forestville Military Academy, in Maryland, US * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aircraft Of Argentine Naval Aviation
This is a list of all aircraft (fixed-wing and rotary-wing) obtained or operated by the Argentine Naval Aviation since its formation. For the Argentine Naval Aviation#Naval aircraft in service, current inventory please refer to the main article. Fixed-wing aircraft Rotary-wing aircraft See also *Argentine Naval Aviation *Argentine air forces in the Falklands War *List of aircraft of the Argentine Air Force *List of active aircraft of the Argentine Air Force *List of aircraft of the Argentine Army Aviation References Notes Bibliography *Naval Aviation inventory 1912-80, at HISTARMAR* *''Escuadrilla Aeronaval Antisubmarina'' (Antisubmarine Naval Squadron) PDF book Online sources *** Further reading * * * * ;Aircraft specific bibliography * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * External links Argentine Navyofficial site MUANOfficial Naval Aviation Museum * {{cite web , url=http://www.helis.com/database/org/ar_argentine_navy/ , title=Comando de Aviacion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aircraft Of The Argentine Air Force
This is a list of all Fixed-wing aircraft, fixed-wing and Rotorcraft, rotary-wing aircraft operated by the Argentine Air Force since its formation in 1945, and by its predecessor (the ''Army Aviation Service'') since 1912 to 1945. Prototypes and aircraft evaluated but not used operationally are excluded. Aircraft are listed under the main role in which they were used for most of their operational life. For the current inventory see the list of active aircraft of the Argentine Air Force. Fixed-wing aircraft Rotary-wing aircraft Footnotes References Citations Bibliography ;Books * * * * * ;Journal articles * * External links *List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Aeromilitaria" website(retrieved 2009-05-13) *List of Argentine Air Force's current and former aircraft in "Gaceta Aeronautica" website (retrieved 2014-05-31) {{DEFAULTSORT:Aircraft Of The Argentine Air Force, List Of Argentine Air Force Lists of milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vultee BT-13 Valiant
The Vultee BT-13 Valiant is an American World War II-era basic (a category between primary and advanced) trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces. A subsequent variant of the BT-13 in USAAC/USAAF service was known as the BT-15 Valiant, while an identical version for the US Navy was known as the SNV and was used to train naval aviators for the US Navy and its sister services, the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard.Davisson, Budd"Vultee's BT-13 Pilot Maker: Good vibrations from the Vultee Vibrator"(aircraft review and pilot report), August 1972, ''Air Progress,'' retrieved 11 January 2023 from Airbum.com Design and development According to Jonathan Thompson, "The three trainer designs that shared their basic engineering with the Vanguard fighter were all promoted under the same name, Valiant. The prototypes had consectutive serial numbers 139, 140 and 141 and made their first flights in the Spring and Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VL Pyry
VL Pyry (Finnish language for ''blizzard'') was a Finnish low-winged, two-seated fighter trainer aircraft, built by the State Aircraft Factory (''Valtion lentokonetehdas'') for use with the Finnish Air Force. The Pyry was in use from 1939 to 1962. The aircraft was a mixed construction of wood, steel, fabric, and duraluminium. History In 1937 a prototype, the VL Pyry I, with the identification number PY-1, was ordered by the Finnish Air Force. It was designed by Martti Vainio, Torsti Verkkola, and Edward Wegelius, with Arvo Ylinen being the chief designer. The PY-1s first flight was on 29 March, 1939. 40 aircraft were ordered in May of 1940 and were delivered in 1941. They were given the name VL Pyry II, with the ID designations of PY2-PY41. The Air Force School in Kauhava was the first unit to receive the new aircraft. Around 700 pilots were trained in the aircraft and the type accumulated over 56,000 flying hours over a service life of 20 years. PY-1 and PY-27 made the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Master
The Miles M.9 Master was a British two-seat monoplane advanced trainer designed and built by aviation company Miles Aircraft, Miles Aircraft Ltd. It was inducted in large numbers into both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War. The Master can trace its origins back to the earlier Miles Kestrel, M.9 Kestrel demonstrator aircraft. Following the failure of the rival de Havilland Don as a satisfactory trainer aircraft, the RAF ordered 500 ''M9A Master'' advanced trainers to meet its needs. Once in service, it provided a fast, strong and fully aerobatic aircraft that functioned as an excellent introduction to the high performance British fighter aircraft of the day: the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. Throughout its production life, thousands of aircraft and various variants of the Master were produced, the latter being largely influenced by engine availability. Numerous Masters were modified to enable their use as Gliding#Aerotowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
