Alenia Aermacchi M-346 is the new jet trainer of the Polish Air Force.

Gestart door dudge, 14/02/2014 | 16:12 uur

JdL

Citaat van: jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter) op 05/10/2016 | 19:00 uur
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Als zij de T-X competitie winnen is dat ook een goede optie. Een competitie tussen de winnaar van de T-X en de huidige westerse fighter-trainers (Hawk T2, FA-50 en M-346 indien de afgeleide T-X variant niet gewonnen heeft) zal denk ik de winnaar moeten aanwijzen.
Een specificatielijst zodat er geen 80 varianten zijn en training op 1/2 locaties geconcentreerd. Toestellen wel persoonlijk eigendom zodat landen bvb ook een gedeelte in eigen land kunnen gebruiken voor andere doeleinden als ze dat willen.
Groot onderhoud en updates samen doen net als de EPAF.
'The goal is world peace, and to do so you must have strength' Ronald Reagan

jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)

Citaat van: JdL op 05/10/2016 | 18:35 uur
Leuk speelgoed, snel de FT variant aanschaffen en een EUropese trainingsschool beginnen.

Dr moet toch iemand het Europese geluid vertolken nu Elzenga geen lid meer is. ;)

Saab-Boeing? Made in Sweden is toch een dankbaar onderwerp?

JdL

Leuk speelgoed, snel de FT variant aanschaffen en een EUropese trainingsschool beginnen.

Dr moet toch iemand het Europese geluid vertolken nu Elzenga geen lid meer is. ;)
'The goal is world peace, and to do so you must have strength' Ronald Reagan

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PICTURE: First braking parachute tests for Polish M-346

By Dominic Perry | London | 05 October, 2016

Leonardo's aircraft division has conducted the first round of tests of the braking parachute system installed on the Aermacchi M-346s to be operated by the Polish air force.

One of several nation-specific modifications, further trials will now be performed to secure certification for the system.

The evaluations are being carried out using Poland's second production aircraft, which first flew at the end of September.


Leonardo

"The 'chute generated a very strong braking action and generated no negative effects with the aircraft behaviour during the rolling after landing," says the manufacturer.

Certification of the M-346 in the Polish air force configuration is scheduled for the end of October, leading to a first delivery the following month.

Warsaw will eventually field a fleet of eight of the type, with options on another four.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-first-braking-parachute-tests-for-polish-m-430068/
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

dudge

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 is the new jet trainer of the Polish Air Force.

According to the Polish Ministry of National Defense the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master has been officialy selected to be the Polish Air Force's jet trainer in Dęblin.

Last week, between Feb 3 and 5 the plane has gone through a verification process in the 41. Training Aviation Base located in Dęblin. This aimed at verifying whether the aircraft fits the contract requirements.

The Master has positively made it through the process and the offer proposed by the Italian manufacturer (that had already announced to be the winner of the tender in December 2013) has been positively approved.

The offer  does not only include eight Masters, but also full mission simulator, partial task simulator, ejection seat simulator and computer based training support system, along with a logistics bundle. The place the training will take place will not change – it all will happen in Dęblin.

Master in Poland won a competition against BAe Systems Hawk and Lockheed Martin's T-50. Aero Vodochody also took part in the bid with the L-158, but the manufacturer withdrew its offer due to the unclear conditions of the bid.

M-346 stands a chance to become U.S. Air Force and UAE AF trainer and to replace Alpha Jet and other trainers in twelve European countries.

It has been already selected as a main training platform by Italy, Israel, and Singapore. It is a twin for Yak-130 and shares the critical design features with its Russian cousin.

http://theaviationist.com/2014/02/14/m-346-master-poland/