FFA AS-202 Bravo

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name = AS/SA 202 "Bravo"
type = Civil light aircraft
manufacturer = FFA/SIAI-Marchetti


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The AS/SA 202 Bravo is a two-seat civil light aircraft jointly designed and manufactured by the Swiss company FFA and the Italian company Savoia-Marchetti. The aircraft was designated the AS 202 in Switzerland, and the SA 202 in Italy.

Savoia-Marchetti manufactured the wings, undercarriage and engine installation, while FFA manufactured the fuselage, tail and controls, while both companies had assembly plants manufacturing the complete aircraft.

The first Swiss model flew on 9 March 1969, the first Italian aircraft following on 8 May.

Bravo is a rugged all-metal low-wing monoplane with a full vision canopy. Its tricycle landing gear is fixed.

34 15s and 180 18s were built, with most in service with military customers. The biggest civil operator is Patria Pilot Training at Helsinki-Malmi Airport, Finland.

Variants

;AS/SA 202-10: With 115 hp Lycoming O-235-C2A engine;AS/SA 202-15: With 150 hp Lycoming O-320-E2A engine, fixed pitch propeller, optional third aft seat;AS/SA 202-18A: With 180 hp Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F engine, constant speed propeller, third aft seat, fully aerobatic.;AS/SA 202/26A:With 195 kW (260hp) Lycoming AEIO-540 engine. Only one aircraft manufactured so far.;AS 32T Turbo Trainer:Two-seat tandem trainer aircraft, powered by a 268 kW (360-hp) Allison 250-B17C turboprop engine. Only one aircraft manufactured.

Operators

Civil Operators

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** Patria Pilot Training - 9 aircraft
**OH-NTE (ex G-BNTE)
**OH-NTF (ex G-BNTF)
**OH-NTH (ex G-BNTH)
**OH-NTI (ex G-BNTI)
**OH-NTJ (ex G-BNTJ)
**OH-NTK (ex G-BNTK)
**OH-NTL (ex G-BNTL)
**OH-NTN (ex G-BNTN
**OH-NTO (ex G-BNTO)

OH-NTM (G-BNTM) was written off in 2002. Night-time accident at Helsinki-Malmi airport claimed no lives but hull was damaged beyond repair.

Patria's Bravos are ex-British Aerospace Flying College aircraft. BAE Flying College owned 11 aircraft, but 1 was lost in Scotland claiming 2 lives. Remaining 10 aircraft were sold to private Finnish flying school Pilot Factory, which merged with Patria in 2004-2005

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** Royal Air Maroc - 5 aircraft.
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** Royal Flight of Oman - 4 aircraft.
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** Uganda Central Flying School - 8 aircraft.

Military Operators

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** Indonesian Air Force - 40 aircraft.
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** Iraqi Air Force - 48 aircraft.
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** Royal Jordanian Air Force
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** Royal Moroccan Air Force - 10 aircraft.
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** Ugandan Air Force

pecifications (202-10)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= prop
ref=Green, William, "The Observers Book of Aircraft", Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1970. ISBN 0-7232-0087-4]
crew=One, pilot
capacity=One or two passengers
payload main=
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length main= 6.65 m
length alt= 21 ft 9¾ in
span main= 9.8 m
span alt= 32 ft 2 in
height main= 2.51 m
height alt= 8 ft 2¾ in
area main= 13.16 m²
area alt= 141.58 ft²
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empty weight main= 486 kg (AS 202-18A4 742 kg)
empty weight alt= 1,069 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 852 kg (AS 202-18A4 1,080 kg)
max takeoff weight alt= 1,874 lb
more general= Max landing weight : AS 202-18A4 1,050 kg
engine (prop)=Lycoming O-235-C2A
type of prop=4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
number of props=1
power main= 86 kW
power alt= 115 hp
max speed main= 227 km/h
max speed alt= 122 knots, 141 mph
cruise speed main= 211 km/h
cruise speed alt= 114 knots, 131 mph
never exceed speed main= 175 knots
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stall speed main= Flaps 0° 60 KIAS. Flaps 15° 56 KIAS. Flaps 41° 49 KIASAS 202-18A4 Aeroplane Flight Manual]
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climb rate main= 3.66 m/s
climb rate alt= 720 ft/min
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* Endurance : 4½ hrs for 202-18A4
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References

External links

* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/switzerland/ffa_as-2002.php Virtual Aircraft Museum]
* [http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=216 Airliners.net]
* [http://home.planet.nl/~hendriksf260/as202.html FFA AS-202 Bravo web site] ]

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