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An ENAER T-35 Pillán of the Spanish Air and Space Force | |
Role | Trainer |
National origin | Chile |
Manufacturer | ENAER |
First flight | 6 March 1981 [1] |
Status | In service |
Primary users |
Chilean Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force National Air and Naval Service of Panama Paraguayan Air Force |
Produced | 28 December 1984 [1] – 1991 |
Number built | 154 [2] |
ENAER T-35 Pillán (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], Mapudungún: volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998. [2]
Prior to the eighties Chile possessed a decrepit fleet of military trainers obtained under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act. However, these trainers had become exceedingly difficult to repair following passage of a US arms embargo in 1976. [3] The PA-28R-300 Pillán was developed by Piper Aircraft in the United States as a two-seat military trainer for assembly in Chile, based on a PA-32R fuselage with a new center-section and wing stressed for aerobatics. [4] The first prototype designated XBT first flew at Lakeland on 6 March 1981 and was followed by a second prototype, designated YBT. [4] The second prototype first flew on 31 August 1981 and was then delivered to Chile. [4] The prototype XBT was delivered to Chile in January 1982 but was written off on 10 March 1982. [4] Production of kits at Vero Beach Municipal Airport commenced with three pre-production kits which were delivered for assembly in Chile in 1982, Vero Beach then produced 120 kits for assembly in Chile for the Chilean and Spanish Air Force. [4] The first production aircraft was delivered by ENAER to the Chilean Air Force Air Academy in August 1985. [4] The Spanish aircraft were assembled in Spain by CASA. [1]
Apart from a few turbine powered aircraft, all Pilláns were powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 six cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine.
In 1985 a turboprop variant was developed by ENAER as the T-35A Aucan. [4] In early 1986 one of the piston-engined pre-production aircraft was sent to Soloy Aviation Solutions in the United States for modification to install a 420 shp Allison 250B-17D engine. [4]
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89 [13]
General characteristics
Performance
Avionics
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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verification. (March 2009) |
T-35 Pillán | |
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An ENAER T-35 Pillán of the Spanish Air and Space Force | |
Role | Trainer |
National origin | Chile |
Manufacturer | ENAER |
First flight | 6 March 1981 [1] |
Status | In service |
Primary users |
Chilean Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force National Air and Naval Service of Panama Paraguayan Air Force |
Produced | 28 December 1984 [1] – 1991 |
Number built | 154 [2] |
ENAER T-35 Pillán (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], Mapudungún: volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998. [2]
Prior to the eighties Chile possessed a decrepit fleet of military trainers obtained under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act. However, these trainers had become exceedingly difficult to repair following passage of a US arms embargo in 1976. [3] The PA-28R-300 Pillán was developed by Piper Aircraft in the United States as a two-seat military trainer for assembly in Chile, based on a PA-32R fuselage with a new center-section and wing stressed for aerobatics. [4] The first prototype designated XBT first flew at Lakeland on 6 March 1981 and was followed by a second prototype, designated YBT. [4] The second prototype first flew on 31 August 1981 and was then delivered to Chile. [4] The prototype XBT was delivered to Chile in January 1982 but was written off on 10 March 1982. [4] Production of kits at Vero Beach Municipal Airport commenced with three pre-production kits which were delivered for assembly in Chile in 1982, Vero Beach then produced 120 kits for assembly in Chile for the Chilean and Spanish Air Force. [4] The first production aircraft was delivered by ENAER to the Chilean Air Force Air Academy in August 1985. [4] The Spanish aircraft were assembled in Spain by CASA. [1]
Apart from a few turbine powered aircraft, all Pilláns were powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 six cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine.
In 1985 a turboprop variant was developed by ENAER as the T-35A Aucan. [4] In early 1986 one of the piston-engined pre-production aircraft was sent to Soloy Aviation Solutions in the United States for modification to install a 420 shp Allison 250B-17D engine. [4]
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89 [13]
General characteristics
Performance
Avionics
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era