Neiva Regente
The Neiva Regente is equipped with a piston engine aircraft Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva from the Brazilian manufacturer.
History and construction
In 1959 the development of a four-seat airplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear connection, which could also use unprepared take-off and landing runways began. The prototype called Neiva Regente 360C, launched for the first time on September 7, 1961, a 145 hp (108 kW) Continental O -300 piston engine. The production version for the Brazilian Air Force was made with the more powerful Lycoming O -360 - A1D with 180 hp (134 kW). Eighty U -42 ( later changed to C -42) were put into service.
Neiva developed for the air forces of the three-seat observation version Regente 420L. Behind the passenger cabin of the fuselage was lowered to improve visibility, and there was a stronger Continental IO - 360D engine with 210 - hp installed. The aircraft first flew in January 1967 as YL- 42nd Forty L -42 were built for the Brazilian Air Force. Under the wings there are 4 external load stations to light bombs or rockets to take.
Variants
- Regente 360C - liaison aircraft (80 produced ) U-42/C-42 - military designation
- L- 42 - military designation
Military user
- Brazil Brazil
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( 6 since 2008)