SIAI-Marchetti SF.260

The Aermacchi SF -260 (or SIAI Marchetti SF -260 ) is a small airplane that is used as a Stunt Plane or military training aircraft.

  • 3.1 Civil version
  • 3.2 Military User

History

The Aermacchi SF -260 was designed by Stelio Frati, originally for Aviamilano. The first flight took place on 15 July 1964. The machine was originally produced by SIAI - Marchetti in series, but was taken over by Aermacchi in 1997. The military version is used in many smaller states. With the new version of SF- 260EA training aircraft has a renaissance experienced in recent years ( the Italian Air Force in 2005 replaced all of their SF- 260AM by 30 new machines in the EA version ).

In September 1981, a Libyan SF- 260SW were shot down by anti-aircraft defense in Libyan air strikes on the Sudanese towns of El Tine and Kolbus on the border with Chad.

In the U.S., the aircraft was sold under the name Waco Meteor, but had nothing to do with the company WACO.

Variants

Aviamilano

  • F.250 - first prototype 187 kW (250 hp) Lycoming O -540 -AID
  • F.260 - second prototype 194 kW ( 260 hp ) Lycoming O -540 - E4A5

SIAI Marchetti

  • SF.260: Production version of the F.260
  • SF.260M: military version with improved aerodynamics
  • SF.260W Warrior: military version with armament
  • SF- 260B: Civil version of the SF- 260M (1974 )
  • SF- 260C: civil version of the SF- 260B (1977 )
  • SF- 260TP: turboprop version of the SF- 260C with Allison 250 - B17D (1980 )
  • SF- 260D: SF- 260C with improvements (1985 )
  • SF- 260E: Advanced SF- 260D for USAF tender and other Air Force
  • SF- 260F: SF- 260E with direct fuel injection

User

Civil version

Approximately 860 SF -260 were produced, of which about 180 civilian versions. Most civil aircraft have private owners, some serve with the Belgian Air Sabena as a training aircraft.

Military user

  • Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi
  • Ethiopia Ethiopia: Ethiopian Air Force
  • Belgium: Belgian Air Component
  • Brunei Brunei Royal Brunei Air Wing
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Burundi Burundi
  • Haiti Haiti
  • Indonesia Indonesia: Indonesian Air Force
  • Ireland Ireland: Irish Air Corps
  • Italy Italy: Aeronautica Militare
  • Comoros Comoros
  • Libya Libya
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Mauritania Mauritania
  • Mexico: Mexican Air Force
  • Myanmar Myanmar
  • Nicaragua Nicaragua
  • Philippines Philippines
  • Zambia Zambia
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
  • Singapore: Republic of Singapore Air Force
  • Somalia Somalia
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
  • Thailand Thailand: Royal Thai Air Force
  • Chad Chad
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Turkey Turkey: Turkish Air Force
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Uruguay Uruguay
  • Venezuela Venezuela
  • Zaire Zaire

Technical data ( SF- 260C )

The aircraft is designed as a conventional low-wing monoplane with a tricycle frame. In addition to the pilot and two passengers, a student pilot may be taken.

The F -260 holds the speed records over 100 km and 1000 km round trip in her class.

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