By: ALBERT ROSS - 20th January 2007 at 16:22
I have received an e.mail from a friend detailing each of the types, so am posting this for anyone interested and to close this thread.
Bottom right is the XT-001 prototype built by the Self-Reliance Development Wing of the Philippine Air Force in 1975. It was a 2/3-seat primary trainer with a 260-hp Lycoming O-540-E4A5 flat-6. Yes it looks suspiciously like an SF260, which of course the PAF had in service at the time! Janes suggested that the prototype was in fact converted from an SF260!
Bottom left is the Philippine Air Transport & Training Services Inc (PATS School of Aeronautics)/National Science Development Board Project 7307En PATS Bamboo Aircraft. Project 7307En was entitled ‘Research on local fabric, local woods and local aluminium for aircraft use’. The aircraft was claimed to have flown 26 hours of successful tests. It was a 2-seat trainer with an 85-hp engine, main undercarriage and instruments from a Piper Cub. Fuselage and wings of native bamboo, covered with ramie tetoron fabric. Prop carved from Manggachapui hardwood.
The glider top right is labelled XG-002 or XG-00Z, which must mean it is the XG-001 2-seat glider built by Philippine Air Transport & Training Services Inc (PATS School of Aeronautics)/National Science Development Board at the same time as the Bamboo Aircraft.
Top left is the M600 Parasol, which was registered to Gonzales-Palpal-Latoc in Manila. I don’t have any other reference to it being an indigenous design, it looks suspiciously like a Pietenpol or a Corben baby Ace!
By: cypherus - 19th January 2007 at 01:29
The Glider slightly resembles an all metal Japanese two seat model from the mid seventies that had a small turbo jet installed for self launching, will try and locate a picture of one, odd looking beastie it was too… :diablo:
By: ALBERT ROSS - 18th January 2007 at 00:37
Many thanks Tim, I was hoping someone like you with knowledge of such types would respond, but not so soon! I do wonder why the Philippine aero industry thought they could improve on a successful type such as the SF-260 by modifying it? I can’t imagine the Philippine aero industry improving on this tried-and tested Italian design? Hopefully someone will identify the other two types.
By: Consul - 18th January 2007 at 00:29
Adrian,
The glider is probably a type XG-001 designed by Philippine Aeronautics Training School and the national Science Development Board. It was built out of native timber and was a two seater.
The Aircraft bottom right marked XT-001 is a locally copied derivative of the SIAI-Marchetti SF-260MP with modified cockpit and wingtips. It was built by the Self-Reliance Development Wing of the Philippine Air Force and the prototype was believed to be modified from an actual SF-260MP airframe of which 32 were purchased by the PAF. The XT-001 is a 3 seater. Your phot is of an example the scheme of which seems to match the prototype.
Not sure re the other two, though the first seems to resemble a Corben.
Regards
Tim
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