T-35 Pillán

infobox Aircraft
name = T-35
type = Trainer/fighter
manufacturer = ENAER


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produced =? - 1991
number built =+140
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primary user = Chilean Air Force
more users = Spanish Air Force
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ENAER T-35 Pillán ("Devil") is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft and fighter. The student and the instructor sit in tandem.

History

The aircraft production ceased in 1991.

Variants

;Piper PA-18R-300:Two American built prototypes;T-35A:Two-seat primary training aircraft for the Chilean Air Force.;T-35B:Two-seat instrument training aircraft for the Chilean Air Force.;T-35C:Two-seat primary training aircraft for the Spanish Air Force.;T-35D:Two-seat primary and instrument training aircraft for Panama and Paraguay.;T-35DT:Turboprop powered version, powered by a 420-ehp (313-kW) Allison 250-B17D turboprop engine. Original designation T-35XT.;T-35S:Single-seat aerobatic aircraft.;T-35T Aucan:Improved turboprop powered version.;Pillan 2000:Updated version of the T-35 Pillan.

Operators

;CHI
*Chilean Air Force operates 33 aircraft.;DOM
*Dominican Air Force operates 7 aircraft.;ECU
*Ecuadorian Navy;ESA
*El Salvador Air Force;GUA
*Guatemalan Air Force;HON
*Honduran Air Force;PAN
* Panamanian Air Force/National Air Service;PAR
*Paraguayan Air Force;ESP
*Spanish Air Force operates 41 aircraft.

pecifications (T-35DT)

aircraft specifications

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ref=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide [cite book|title=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide|last=Rendall|first=David|pages=505|year=1995|id=ISBN 0-00-4709802|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers|location=Glasgow, UK]

crew=2: student, instructor
length main=8.6 m
length alt=28 ft 2 in
span main=8.8 m
span alt=29 ft 0 in
height main=2.6 m
height alt=8 ft 8 in
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empty weight main=943 kg
empty weight alt=2,080 lb
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max takeoff weight main=1,338 kg
max takeoff weight alt=2,950 lb

engine (prop)=Allison 250-B17D
type of prop= turboprop
number of props=1
power main=313 kW
power alt=420 hp

max speed main=426 km/h
max speed alt=264 mph
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range main=759 km
range alt=410 nm
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armament=none fitted as standard, air to air missiles can be added for defense and attack duties.

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