- Pilatus P-3
infobox Aircraft
name = Pilatus P-3
type = Trainer aircraft
manufacturer =Pilatus Aircraft
caption =
designer =
first flight =3 September 1953
introduced =1956
retired =
status =in use in private hands
primary user =Swiss Air Force
more users =Brazilian Navy
produced =
number built = 79
unit cost =
developed from =
variants with their own articles =The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by
Pilatus Aircraft ofSwitzerland . The plane was designed for primary and advanced training (including night flying, aerobatics and instrument flying). The military version was designated P-3-03. It was of all-metal construction with a retractable tricycle undercarriage and tandem seating. There was provision for underwing racks for light practice bombs or rockets and a machine gun in a pod below the port wing.The first prototype was built in 1953 and flew on
September 3 the same year.The
Swiss Air Force received 72 examples of this aircraft while theBrazilian Navy acquired 6. The Swiss Air Force used the P-3 as a training aircraft until 1983, although it continued to be used as aliaison aircraft for another decade. In 1993-1995 65 ex-Swiss Air Force aircraft were sold to a private market [ [http://www.pilatusp-3.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&aItemid=38 Pilatus P-3 - Pilatus P-3 History ] ] .Operators
;BRA
*Brazilian Navy ;SUI
*Swiss Air Force pecifications (Pilatus P-3-03)
[Jane's AWA ]
General characteristics
*Crew: two, student and instructor
*Length: 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
*Wingspan: 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in)
*Height: 3.05 m (10 ft)
*Wing area: 16.55 m² (177.6 ft²)
*Empty: 1,090 kg (2,400 lb)
*Loaded: 1,500kg (3,300 lb)
*Maximum takeoff: 1,530 kg (3,374 lb)
*Powerplant: 1x Lycoming GO-435-C2-A2, 6 cylinder horizontally opposed, 180 kW (240 hp)Performance
*Maximum speed: 310 km/h (194 mph)
*Economical cruising speed: 255 km/h (155 mph)
*"'Minimum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph)
*Range: 650 km (406 miles)
*Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,040 ft)
*Rate of climb: 7.0 m/s (1,380 ft/min) at sea level
*Wing loading: 90.6 kg/m² (18.5 lb/ft²)
*Power/Mass: 0.12 kW/kg (0.072hp/lb)ee also
aircontent
related=
*Pilatus PC-7
*Pilatus PC-9
similar aircraft=
*T-34 Mentor
*PZL TS-8 Bies
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lists=see also=
References
*Jane's All the world's aircraft 1956-7 p.223: London, Jane's All The World's Aircaft Publishing Co, Ltd
* [http://www.pilatusp-3.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&aItemid=38 History at Pilatus P-3 Owners Group]External links
* [http://www.pilatusp-3.com Pilatus P-3 Owners Group]
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