Fleetwings 33

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name= Model 33


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type=Primary trainer
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The Fleetwings Model 33 was a 1940s American primary trainer prototype built by Fleetwings.

Development

During 1940, the Fleetwings company designed and built a two-seat primary trainer, the Model 33. Although the company were experts with stainless-steel construction the aircraft was built from light-alloy. It was a cantilver low-wing monoplane with a conventional tail unit. Fix tailwheel landing gear and powered by Franklin 6AC piston engine. The instructor and pupil were accommodated in two tandem open cockpits. Only the prototype was built.

pecifications (Model 33)

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empty weight kg=491
empty weight lb=1082
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References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing