Atlas ACE
Atlas ACE | |
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Type: | Trainer aircraft |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
April 29, 1991 |
Number of pieces: |
2 prototypes |
The Atlas ACE is a turboprop-powered trainer aircraft from the South African manufacturer Atlas Aviation and was intended to replace the North American Harvard as the standard trainer aircraft for the South African Air Force . The aircraft was not built in series, however, and the Pilatus PC-7 was purchased instead .
History and construction
The development of the Atlas ACE (All Composite Evaluator) began in 1986, actually as a composite material technology demonstrator under the name Ovid . In 1991, Atlas entered the competition for the successor to North American Harvard with the machine. The ACE is a two-seater low-wing aircraft with tandem seats and a Pratt & Whitney PT6A propeller turbine. It has a retractable nose wheel landing gear and a conventional tail unit. The aircraft was mainly made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic . The prototype first took off on April 29, 1991. On January 14, 1995, the prototype was irreparably damaged when landing at Jan Smuts Airport . The second machine should no longer have flown.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 2 |
length | 10.8 m |
span | 10.8 m |
height | 4.1 m |
Wing area | 18 m² |
Empty mass | 1545 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 2200 kg |
Top speed | 345 km / h |
Service ceiling | 10,000 m |
Range | 2037 km or NM |
Engines | 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34, 559 kW |
Armament | 6 suspension points under the wings |
See also
literature
- Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory , (1996), Brassey's, London, England, ISBN 1-85753-198-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Taylor 1996, p 109
- ↑ Data on airwar.ru