Artists sketch Jaffe SA-32T turboprop-equipped trainer prototype wingspan 24 5 length 22 ft 6 wing area 71 sq ft aggressive flier unusually small military trainer price unusually reasonable Small feisty economical turbotrainer prototype ideally suited 1990s military budgets U LD Bookbinder THE North American AT-6 Texan arguably finest training plane World War II major reason its success flew much like fighter particular resemblance P-S 1 Mustang Once student pilot mastered AT-6 top-of-the-line combat planes short step away SA-32T Turbotrainer recently introduced Jaffe Aircraft Corporation prototype represents same concept single-step-to-the-top primary trainer albeit 1990s garb slick dark blue-andwhite prototype display 1991 Paris Air Show obvious descendant Ed Swearingen s SX300 high-performance home-built held several FAI world speed records until topped hotter home-built Questair Venture SX300 still holds distinction having first boost speed 300-hp two-seaters 300-mph range Theres nothing terribly radical about SA-32T uses minimum composite materials has no winglets pusher prop canard surfaces Its simply clean minimum-size aluminum airplane 420-hp Allison 250-B 17D turboprop engine its nose result maximum straight-and-level speed 330 mph cruising speed 75% power 315 mph Just impressive its sea level rate climb 3700 feet/minute Paris Air Show SA-32T stood out genuinely different other turbojet turboprop military trainers its competitors over half dozen different countries fairly alike 14 Model Aviation performance target common market Jaffe s trainer smaller less expensive considerably economical operate Compared long-popular Cessna T-37 jet trainer SA-32T flies faster climbs faster lands takes off slowly gets five times miles per gallon jet fuel especially small airplane military trainer much smaller civilian Cessna 152 Piper Cherokee SA-32T 22 ft 6 long wingspan 24 ft 5 71-sq-ft wing area Formula racer has 66 sq ft wing Empty weight 1560 lb maximum weight 2600 lb plane stressed 9 Gs ultimate load surpasses of its rivals SA-32T definitely doesnt fly like Cub nor intended Rather designed prepare military pilots combat airplanes take off land fast stall fairly high speed 99 mph landing gear flaps up 84 mph gear flaps down Babying pilots during primary training just forces go through major readjustments first fly hotter airplanes Thanks mainly its small wing Jaffe has wing loading much bigger airplane 36 lb/sq ft Moreover its NASA NLF 0416 laminar-flow airfoil meant reproduce characteristics high-performance airplanes cockpit has side-by-side seating arrangement increasingly favored training instructor student can communicate easily expensive instruments radios need duplicated Control stick rather wheel giving rapid response fighterlike feel large one-piece canopy offers excellent visibility can easily jettisoned case emergency basic instrument panel quite simple clock rate climb airspeed altimeter compass outside air temperature turn-and-bank along engine instruments Theres plenty spare room optional equipment after standard set radios has installed Like new airplanes SA-32T uses some composite materialsin tips wings tail wing fillets tail cone engine cowling remainder wing including full-span main spar integral fuel tanks aluminum basic fuselage tail control surfaces Most contemporary military trainers designed double duty ground-attack planes both realistic training Continued page 45 pugnacious little airplane smallest least costly least expensive operate among turboprop turbojet military trainers 91 Paris Air Show Illustrations courtesy Jaffe Aircraft July1992 15 TURBO THREE VIEW Th / fZENOAH & QUADRA ENGINES ERCOUPE TOMAHAWK & J-3 KITTEN KITS CECONITE ZINGER PROPS WHEELS CARBON FIBER ARROW SHAFTS SIG CB B & B PRODUCTS DU-BRO FUEL TANKS QUARTER SCALE SPECIALISTS SEND $100 FOR CATALOG NMPRA Champs/Hager Continued page 7 raced Luna Brogdon emerged fast time 10965 held rest contest finished close second 1 1000 Helsel Tocci Wills Martinson raced heat six Tocci pulled ahead Wills hed back top 10 Helsel won hed tied Norm Johnson Wills lost Tocci could drop out top 10 turned out closest racing day start flag Tocci Helsel sped off like pistols Wills took disciplined laid-back approach Between first third pylons Toccis Helsels planes married floated apart quiet gasp pits Bodies bumped Planes bumped Smoke everywhere Willss steadfast racing won heat Helsel took second place single cut Tocci third double cut So Helsel Cady Huber dropped point leaving Norm Johnson perfect scoreand championship title Congratulations Norm way chance youre part Eskimo step weathermans predictions conditions changed worse rounds end Temperatures falling skies clouded over Decision time second pilots meeting voted 34 six call race Knowing thered no racing Sunday began flyoffs determine second through ninth places Tenth 11th places settled race times time Tony Huber Mike Helsel Darrol Cady flew off second third fourth places sun already set darkness closing Helsels caller couldnt see number pylon cut sank him third place behind Cadys second Fourth place went Tony Huber Lou Rodriguez Hubert Wills start line ready fly off sixth seventh places realized could no longer see pylons Evening set good nothing call race Rodriguezs sixth place Williss seventh settled race times alone Saturday night banquet began awarding 1991 National Points trophies contest trophies shown accompanying tables ended light note terrific comedy act Dave Doyle Despite being cut short weather last years championship race will remembered great thanks intrepid workers stayed out day cold Six good people spent day Sunday bed required hospital care pilots thought bad least got huddle around Jerry Smalls propane stove between races Thanks guys California will venue 1992 NMPRA Championship Race Well look forward seeing e SA-32T/Bookbinder Continued page 15 actual operations standard SA-32T doesnt fit category hard points external stores bombs rockets etc can built customers request Because airplanes minimal size however can assumed load bombs fuel tanks hanging wings would seriously compromise performance todays environment shrinking military budgets plane such SA-32T stands chance meeting new requirements designed train fewer pilots save money date however airplane remains prototype stage ombat Here/Rose Continued page 21 larger frontal area Another big difference Control Line event six models may air same 1/5 scale ITimecssi Wood Beech D-18/C-45 114 SpanConstruction twin Q35s G38s $40 Compact Giant 1/7th Scale P-47 Thunderboh 70 Span 90-120 G-23/Q35 $25 1st New Series1 P-51 Mustang 100 Span 3 cu up gas power $32 ENO CER! 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