Aermacchi built 21, with initial deliveries to Australia in 1967; Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of Australia then assembled or license-built 54 for the RAAF, and went on to build 12 more for the RAAF and ten for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) -- giving a total of 97 MB-326Hs in Australian service.
Aermacchi also built an improved two-seat trainer, the "MB-326L", which was essentially an MB-326G with the airframe improvements of the MB-326K; it is unclear if the MB-326L featured the Viper 632-43 engine or retained the older Viper 20-540 engine.
Aermacchi also built an improved two-seater, the "MB-339C", with advanced avionics, with prominent radar warning receiver antennas on the tailfin; the Viper 680-43 engine; and the big tip-tanks.
After receiving a study contract from the Italian Air Force, Aermacchi undertook nine different studies to create a second-generation jet trainer to succeed the ageing Aermacchi MB.326 and Aeritalia (Fiat) G91 fleet.
The most promising studies were two models of the Aermacchi MB.339, powered by the Larzac turbofan (MB.339L) or the Viper 600 series turbojet (MB.339V).
In February 1975 the Italian Air Force adopted the Viper powered version, and the first of two prototypes first flew on 12 August1976 at Venegono airfield.
The MB-339 jet trainer, produced by Aermacchi SpA of Varese, Italy, has been widely exported and is in service with the air forces of Argentina, Dubai, Eritrea, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria and Peru.
The aircraft is representative of current-generation front-line combat aircraft.
The Aermacchi MB-339A Jet Trainer of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
QEFI are looking to present this as a free plan but it wont be until early 2004, because I need to finalise and check the drawings and then it takes a couple of months for all to be processed.
If the 339 survives the Mega, I may adjust the plans to take both the 400 and brushless version, but I think it would need to scale up a bit to to be right for the brushless.
When we were talking about a Mega in the 339 a little while ago, you mentioned 1700 Nimih,s good for 25 amps.
Questo è un libro che può dare una conoscenza al di sopra della media sul MB339 ed un concreto aiuto al modellista che vuole costruire questo superbo addestratore jet Italiano.
The text is really important because let you know to understand all the technical development of MB339 and its important usage as trainer and tactical support, and sometimes as ground attack fighter.
This is the book that can give an over average knowledge about the MB339 and a complete helping hand to the modeler who want to built this superb Italian jet trainer.
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Conceived in the early 1970s as an Italian air force trainer, the AermacchiMB339 maintained operational capabilities as a ground attack fighter.
The MB339 reached a maximum speed of 508 mph or 553 mph based on version and could carry up to 4,000 pounds of external load including machine gun-pods, rockets, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles and/or bombs.
There were at least nine versions of the aircraft, all of which featured two 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons.
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