HF XX-02 | |
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Role | Military trainer |
National origin | Chile |
Manufacturer | Maestranza Central de Aviación |
Designer | Hugo Fuentes |
First flight | 1954 |
Number built | 2 |
The Maestranza Central de Aviación HF XX-02 was a military trainer aircraft developed in Chile in the 1950s. [1]
Designed by Hugo Fuentes [2] (hence the HF in the designation), [2] the HF XX-02 was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. [2] The pilot and instructor sat side by side. [2]
Two prototypes were constructed at El Bosque Air Base, designated XX-02 and XX-02B. [3] Development was abandoned due to difficulties maneuvering at lower altitudes, which in one case, led to a crash in which the instructor was killed while attempting to land after a tight turn at low altitude.
The design was subsequently refined by Francisco Bravo [2] and an improved version, the HFB XX-02 flew in 1958 powered by a Continental O-470 engine in place of the Ranger L-440 that powered the original. [2]
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p.1997
General characteristics
Performance
HF XX-02 | |
---|---|
Role | Military trainer |
National origin | Chile |
Manufacturer | Maestranza Central de Aviación |
Designer | Hugo Fuentes |
First flight | 1954 |
Number built | 2 |
The Maestranza Central de Aviación HF XX-02 was a military trainer aircraft developed in Chile in the 1950s. [1]
Designed by Hugo Fuentes [2] (hence the HF in the designation), [2] the HF XX-02 was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. [2] The pilot and instructor sat side by side. [2]
Two prototypes were constructed at El Bosque Air Base, designated XX-02 and XX-02B. [3] Development was abandoned due to difficulties maneuvering at lower altitudes, which in one case, led to a crash in which the instructor was killed while attempting to land after a tight turn at low altitude.
The design was subsequently refined by Francisco Bravo [2] and an improved version, the HFB XX-02 flew in 1958 powered by a Continental O-470 engine in place of the Ranger L-440 that powered the original. [2]
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p.1997
General characteristics
Performance