Aermacchi MB-326C jet trainer project......

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Aermacchi MB-326C jet trainer "project" which would have featured the nose-cone, radar and systems/equipment of the F-104G Starfighter......

The article comes from the 3rd November 1961 issue of Les Ailes......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[GTX]

Interesting find – thanks for posting. Will be interesting to see someone model this one and then be able to proove it was a real proposal.

 

[elmayerle]

From a picture seen in the AerMacchi engineering office some 40 years ago, I'd say they at least mocked up this on a standard MB.326 trainer.


If memory serves me correctly, the Candair CL-41R was produced to this same, or a similar, requirement.

 

[Jemiba]

And for the very same requirement, the German airforce used ... the Douglas C-53 !
(Systems trainer/flying classroom for the radar and navigational systems of the F-104G)
(photo from http://www.klassiker-der-luftfahrt.de/de/geschichte/bild-der-woche/bild-der-woche-luftwaffe-c-53do-nasarr.38353.htm)

 

[kaiserbill]

From a picture seen in the AerMacchi engineering office some 40 years ago, I'd say they at least mocked up this on a standard MB.326 trainer.


If memory serves me correctly, the Candair CL-41R was produced to this same, or a similar, requirement.

This is the only picture I have.
Not sure of its providence, nor it's reality.
Georgio Apostolo in his book "Aermacchi MB-326" says only that the MB-326C reached the mockup stage, due to the availability of the TF-104G.
This could of course mean a flying mockup without the avionics.

 

[kaiserbill]

In addition, and I'm not sure that this is the thread for this, but I have been trying to find out more about the South African Atlas Aviation project that modified the Atlas Impala (MB-326) wing.

I've seen this called the ERW (Extended Range Wing), amongst other things.

If anybody knows anything further, I would appreciate the info.

 

[Bill Walker]

Jemiba's picture reminded me of this. The CF Pinochios remained in service till 1983, being used as transports with the radar removed but the the long nose cone still in place.

More details at http://www.rwrwalker.ca/CAF_Dakota_detailed_list.htm