SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
| SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 | |
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 SM.1019 of the Italian army aviators |
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| Type: | Liaison aircraft |
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| First flight: |
May 24, 1969 |
| Commissioning: |
1976 |
The SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 was a short take-off liaison aircraft that was created on the basis of a request by the Italian army .
Development and technology
The SM.1019 was an improved version of the Cessna L-19 , with which the Italian army aviators had been equipped after the Second World War. The original SM.1019, whose maiden flight took place on May 24, 1969, had a more powerful engine (Allison 250-B15C) and a revised tail unit compared to the L-19. Due to the serial installation of the better turboprop propeller turbine Allison 250-B17B (400 PS, 298 kW), the machines were then given the manufacturer designation SM.1019A. The army name was SM.1019EI. The Italian army aviators received a total of 81 machines from the summer of 1976, which were used for communication, observation and transport tasks. The planes are no longer in service. One machine is in an aviation museum in San Possidonio near Modena , another in a military museum in Rome .
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019A |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.52 m |
| span | 10.97 m |
| height | 2.23 m |
| Wing area | 16.16 m² |
| Empty mass | 690 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1450 kg |
| drive | an Allison 250-B17B turboprop engine; 298 kW |
| Top speed | 280 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 7620 m |
| Range with a full tank | 1340 km |
See also
Web links
source
- "Aero" (issue 137). Marshall Cavendish International Ltd., London 1985.