Temco TT Pinto

The Temco TT Pinto (factory designation Model 51) was a two-seat jet powered trainer aircraft built for the United States Navy at the company Temco Aircraft from Dallas, Texas.

Construction and Development

The Temco "Model 51" was initially offered to the U.S. Air Force, in response to the invitation to tender for a jet powered trainer aircraft, which decided the Cessna T -37 Tweet for themselves. The official company name for the Model 51 was " Pinto ".

The Pinto was a mid-wing monoplane with tricycle landing gear and enclosed cockpit in tandem configuration, powered by a Continental Motors J69 - ​​T-9 (licensed replica of the Turbomeca Marboré ) jet engine. The use of weapons was not provided.

The Pinto had a modern equipment, among other things, she was with ejection seats, a liquid oxygen system and air brake equipped. Although the flight characteristics were described as "good", you downgraded the overall performance of the machine as " inadequate ", because it was slightly underpowered.

After its maiden flight in 1956, the prototype for the Naval Air Test Center ( NATC ) Patuxent River was brought to participate in a comparative flight with the Beech Model 73 Jet Mentor. A total of 14 additional aircraft 1955-1957 were produced that bore the name now TT-1.

Super Pinto

1968 bought Allen Paulson, president of the California Airmotive / American Jet Industries a Pinto from surplus stocks and installed a CJ -610 engine, which delivered more than three times the thrust but weighed only 9.1 kg more. The now developed for the COIN role ( counter-insurgency ) aircraft bore the name " Super Pinto ". The machine performance improved tremendously, but the production cost prevented commercialization. However, all machines were due to the improved flight characteristics, except for one, converted to the new " Super Pinto " standard.

Ezell Aviation undertook further modifications, such as the installation of J85 powerplant and the increase of internally continued Treibstoffvorats to 1450 liters. The cruise speed increased to 350 knots, the maximum speed to 435 knots, and the climb rate was 10,000 feet per minute. There new rudder and auxiliary valves were installed, as well as modified air intakes. New avionics and improved hydraulic systems were part of the reconstruction program.

Use

The Pintos served in 1959 at the Air Training Command in Pensacola (Florida ) and were used to investigate whether a jet aircraft for basic flying training is.

Pilot candidate ER Clark made ​​in March 1959 his first solo flight in a TT -1. He was the first student pilot in the history of naval aviation, which made a first solo flight in a jet plane without being previously trained on a propeller plane.

The Pintos were asked the end of 1960 out of service and sold as surplus stocks.

Models

User

  • United States Navy

Specifications (DD- 1)

Crew: 2

Length: 9.38 m

Aspect Ratio: 9.15 m

Height: 3.33 m

Max take off weight: 1.966 kg

Engine: Continental Motors J69 - ​​T-9

Thrust: 4.57 kN

Maximum speed: 300 knots

Combat radius: 725 km

Service ceiling: 32,200 ft

Rate of climb: 1,900 ft / min

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