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ENAER T-35 Pillán

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! Role | Trainer |- ! National origin | Chile |- ! Manufacturer | ENAER |-


! First flight | 6 March 1981[1] |-



! Primary users | Chilean Air Force
Spanish Air Force
Military of Panama
Paraguayan Air Force |- ! Produced | 28 December 1984[1] - 1991 |- ! Number built | 154[2] |- |}

ENAER T-35 Pillán (mapudungún, Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998.[2]

Design and development[]

The PA-28R-300 Pillán was developed by Piper Aircraft in the United States as a two-seat military trainer for assembly in Chile, based on a PA-32R fuselage with a new center-section and wing stressed for aerobatics.[3] The first prototype designated XBT first flew at Lakeland on 6 March 1981 and was followed by a second prototype, designated YBT.[3] The second prototype first flew on 31 August 1981 and was then delivered to Chile.[3] The prototype XBT was delivered to Chile in January 1982 but was written off in 10 March 1982.[3] Production of kits at Vero Beach Municipal Airport commenced with three pre-production kits which were delivered for assembly in Chile in 1982, Vero Beach then produced 120 kits for assembly in Chile for the Chilean and Spanish Air Force.[3] The first production aircraft was delivered by ENAER to the Chilean Air Force Air Academy in August 1985.[3] The Spanish aircraft were assembled in Spain by CASA.[1]

Apart from a few turbine powered aircraft, all Pilláns were powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 six cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine.

In 1985 a turboprop variant was developed by ENAER as the T-35A Aucan.[3] In early 1986 one of the piston-engined pre-production aircraft was sent to Soloy in the United States and was fitted with a 420 shp Allison 250B-17D engine.[3]

Variants[]

ENAER T-35 Pillan of the Chilean Air Force

ENAER T-35 Pillan of the Chilean Air Force

Piper PA-28R-300 Pillan
Two Piper built prototypes.[3]
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, known as the E.26 Tamiz.
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.[citation needed]

Operators[]

A T-35 Pillán formation of above Santiago, 2009.

A T-35 Pillán formation of Chilean Air Force above Santiago, 2009.

 Chile
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Panama
 Paraguay
 Spain

Specifications (T-35)[]

Data from Hecho En Chile[5]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2: student, instructor
  • Length: 7.97 m (26 ft 1¼ in)
  • Wingspan: 8.81 m (28 ft 10¾ in)
  • Height: 2.34 m (7 ft 8⅜ in)
  • Wing area: 13.64 m² (146.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 833 kg (1,836 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,315 kg (2,900 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 air-cooled flat-six, 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 311 km/h (168 knots, 193 mph) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 266 km/h (144 knots, 165 mph) at 4,630 m (15,190 ft) (55% power)
  • Stall speed: 115 km/h (62 knots, 71 mph) (flaps down)
  • Range: 1,204 km (650 nmi, 748 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,820 m (19,100 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 7.75 m/s (1,525 ft/min)

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Green 1988, pp. 98–9
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Endres, Gunther; Gething, Mike (2002). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers. pp. 392. ISBN 0-00-713721-4. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Peperell 1987, p. 159
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Directory: World Air Forces". 2009-12-15. 
  5. ↑ Air International April 1985, p. 174.

References[]

  • "Hecho En Chile...An Innocuous Devil". April 1985. pp. pp. 170–175, 208–209. 
  • Peperell, Roger W; Smith, Colin M (1987). Piper Aircraft and their forerunners. Tonbridge, Kent, England: Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-149-5. 
  • Green, William. Observer's book of aircraft (1988 ed.). London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.. 

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