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The S-211A was a slightly modified and updated variant of the S-211, was a losing contender in the United States Air Force's Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) aircraft selection. Among the seven aircraft to enter, the Raytheon / Pilatus entry emerged as the winner, being produced as the T-6 Texan II . [ 2 ]
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 – two-seat jet trainer, light attack aircraft (1981) SIAI-Marchetti S.226 – 22 passenger business jet project (1980s) SIAI-Marchetti S.229 – swept-wing canard twin engine jet aircraft project, enlarged version of S.226 (1980s) SIAI Marchetti SF.260 – aerobatics plane and a military trainer (1964)
The Aermacchi M-345 [3] is a turbofan-powered military trainer aircraft designed and produced by the Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo S.p.A. It is a development of the SIAI-Marchetti S.211. On 29 December 2016, the M-345 performed its maiden flight; one month later, the first order for the type was placed by the Italian Air Force.
Among the passengers was Maj. Gen. Mario 'Butch' Lacson, commander of the PAF's 3rd Air Division in Zamboanga City. [48] February 24: An OV-10 Bronco crashed at Crow Valley Gunnery Range in Capas, Tarlac, killing all two on board. [49] July 19: An AS-211 training aircraft crashed in a sugarcane field in Concepcion, Tarlac. Its two pilots ...
Navy T-6B Texan IIs belonging to Training Air Wing 5 out of NAS Whiting Field. In 1988, the United States Navy (USN) and the United States Air Force (USAF) were at a unique moment in history; they reached a point where they could work together, and provide a cost-effective solution to pilot production, specifically primary training.
These S-211's were later upgraded to light attack capability and used for air and sea patrol and also performed counter-insurgency operations from time to time. [ citation needed ] The only active fixed wing aircraft to fill the roles were the SF-260 trainers with light attack capability, the OV-10 Bronco light attack and reconnaissance ...
During the 1990s and 2000s, as a result of corporate mergers and restructuring, the MB-339 became only one of several training aircraft being offered by Aermacchi, other aircraft being propeller-driven SF-260, the basic S.211, M-311, and the M-346.
The aircraft mainstay then on was the warrior version of the S-211 also known as the AS-211 fitted with hard points and weapons systems. As of 2009, Basa Air Base housed the Air Defense Wing headquarters, the 5th Fighter Group (also referred to as the 5th Tactical Fighter Group), and the 355th Aviation Engineering Wing, along with the 1302nd ...