RE: Mystery Spanish Jet

Chaps

I’ve looked down this thread and wanted to make sure I wasn’t stating what had already been said.

The designer of the Ha-200 was none other than Willy Messerschmitt and this aircraft was actually a jet engined version of the HA-100 radial engined trainer, which was developed simultaneously. For some reason, the HA-100 development was slow, with its first flight occurring on 10 December 1953. The 200 first flew on 12 August 1955 It was equipped with twin Turbomeca Marbore II turbojets each of 400kp static thrust. The name Saetta means Arrow in Spanish. Total production, which ran from 1955 to 1967, totalled 97 aircraft and they served with Spain and the UAR.

The Saetta was Willy’s first post-war jet design and was followed by the HA-300 supersonic fighter, which flew on 25 June 1959 as a glider. Unfortunately, development was cancelled before the project was completed.

The Wombat