Aerfer Ariete
| Aerfer Ariete | |
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.jpg) Prototype of the Ariette in the Italian Aviation Museum Vigna di Valle |
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| Type: | Fighter bomber |
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| First flight: |
March 27, 1958 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 prototype |
The Aerfer Ariete is an aircraft produced by the Italian manufacturer Aerfer . The machine is a jet-powered mid - decker . The design goal was to create a lightweight single-seat fighter-bomber. The machine did not go into series production. Only a prototype was made. The first flight took place on March 27, 1958.
The machine has a retractable nose wheel landing gear and a pressurized cabin . The wings and tail were swept. A drive turbine was located in the bow and let the exhaust gas flow out under the fuselage stern at the height of the wing trailing edge. A second was in the rear of the machine. Both engines worked when climbing and during aerial combat, only one when cruising. In flight on an incline, the machine could reach supersonic speed. The development of the Ariete was based on the development of the Aerfer Sagittario II . The machine took part in the NATO-wide competition for the Light Weight Strike Fighter , in which the Fiat G.91 , Northrop N156 , Dassault Étendard IV , Sud-Est SE.5003 Baroudeur and Breguet 1001 Taon also took part. Fiat emerged from the competition as the winner.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | 9.60 m |
| span | 7.50 m |
| height | 2.02 m |
| Wing area | 14.50 m² |
| Empty mass | 2400 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 3535 kg |
| Cruising speed | |
| Top speed | 1125 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 12,000 m |
| Climb performance | 12,000 m / 4:33 min |
| Range | 780 km |
| Engines | 1 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 9 , 16.02 kN thrust and 1 × Rolls-Royce Soar RSr 2 , 8.00 kN |
| Armament | 2 × MK caliber 30 mm |
Received aircraft
An aircraft is on display in the Italian Aviation Museum Vigna di Valle .
Web links
- Image ( Memento from October 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Swanborough, Gordon. Air Enthusiast, Volume One . London: Pilot Press, 1971. ISBN 0-385-08171-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Aeronautica Militare: Museo Storico di Vigna di Valle. In: Aerfer Ariete. Ministero della Difesa, accessed January 23, 2011 (Italian).