ITALY'S
NEW SUPERTRAINERS M-346
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AERMACCHI
DID IT AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![](../clipart/Italian%20Flag.jpg)
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The
Italian Aermacchi Factory can be proud ! |
Several independent European aviation magazines
dedicated an article on this new developed plane ! |
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APILOOT
EN VLIEGTUIG - THE NETHERLANDSA
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All
information about the M-346-T in the Dutch magazine 'Piloot en
Vliegtuig'. |
![](../2008-2/PenV-2/M-346/M-346-01.jpg) ![](../2008-2/PenV-2/M-346/M-346-02.jpg) |
M-346-T
Fighter-Trainer plane has grown up ! |
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AAERONAUTICA
& DIFESA - ITALYA
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The
Italian magazine Aeronautica & Difesa had two extended reportages
about the M-346 |
by
C. Tatangelo and Liberatore Foscolo (Aermacchi factory and Paris - Le
Bourget) |
APTISI
- GREECEA
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![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-00.jpg) ![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/ptisiextra.jpg) |
The collegues of
Ptisi Greece did a fine job on their article ! Scroll down for our own story
below |
![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-01.jpg) ![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-02.jpg) |
The M-346 is developed as a superior
trainer |
![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-03.jpg) ![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-04.jpg) |
Special techniques have been applied |
![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-06.jpg) ![](../2011/1-%20Ptisi/m346ptisi-07.jpg) |
Aermacchi developed it in cooperation with
Yakovlev |
AARANYSAS
- HUNGARYA
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![](../2008-2/Aranysas/M-346-03.jpg) |
Aranysas
reports about the M-346 and M-311 in one edition |
![](../2008-2/Aranysas/M-346-01.jpg) ![](../2008-2/Aranysas/M-346-02.jpg) |
Next
to the M-346-T (trainer) the M-346-K (combat) is an excellent light
Fighter as well ! |
AINTERCEPTION
- GREECEA |
![](../clipart/Italian%20Flag.jpg) ![](../2008-2/Interception-2/M-346/interc-24.jpg) ![](../2008-2/Interception-2/M-346/interc-01.jpg) ![](../clipart/Italian%20Flag.jpg) |
INTERCEPTION
also dedicates much attention... |
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...
to this exellent plane |
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It's
very compact, easy to maintain... |
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![](../2008-2/Interception-2/M-346/interc-18.jpg) ![](../clipart/Italian%20Flag.jpg) |
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very small cost to fly... |
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![](../2008-2/Interception-2/M-346/interc-16.jpg) ![](../clipart/Italian%20Flag.jpg) |
...
to be used for small defense or attack tasks as well... |
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...
and last but not least: Very nice to see ! |
ATOPGUN
- ROMANIAA
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![](../2008-2/TopguN-2/Aermacc-00.jpg) ![](../2008-2/TopguN-2/Aermacc-01.jpg) |
Aermacchi's
M-346 'The Other Daredevil' |
![](../2008-2/TopguN-2/Aermacc-04.jpg) ![](../2008-2/TopguN-2/Aermacc-03.jpg) |
Do
scroll down for our extended publications |
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Scroll
down for our photographic impression about this medium sized giant ! |
![](../2008-2/M-346/Livery_05.jpg) |
A
complete new trainer with excelling prospects ! |
![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_Proto.jpg) |
B |
![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_12.jpg) |
Here
you see the machine in a test environment, and later flown by a test-pilot |
![](../2008-2/M-346/051-142-02%202nd%20Prototype%20in%20Flight.jpg) |
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And
yes, ofcourse it can make long distances by refuelling air-to-air |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/Aermacchi_01.jpg) |
After
every flight the machines is checked, looked after, on every small detail |
![](../2008-2/M-346/Hoog-2.jpg) |
View
in the cockpit. First time this wing-fuselage concept is integrated in a
trainer |
![](../2008-2/M-346/AermacchiM346Alta.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/Livery_02.jpg) |
The
project started in 1993 with Yakovlev, and resulted in a fine demonstrater |
![](../2008-2/M-346/051-142-04%202nd%20Prototype%20in%20Flight.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/Livery_03.jpg) |
Some
other views of the prototype |
![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_02.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/M346A0765-First%20Prototype%20Take%20Off%20(2).jpg) |
And
a safe landing of the training giant |
![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_06.jpg) |
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Presented
to high society and related people, Government, Aermacchi |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_16.jpg) |
Testing
and flying, over and over again |
![](../2008-2/M-346/CIMG0170sm.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/CIMG0169sm.jpg) |
Surprise:
As M-346-K Aermacchi shows to have an excellent Light-Fighter as well ! |
![](../2008-2/M-346/CIMG0171sm.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/CIMG0167sm.jpg) |
Various
arms can be carried, such as Iris-T, short range air-air missile (Fire and
Forget) |
![](../2008-2/M-346/051-141-93.JPG) |
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And
day after day, testing... testing... testing... and posing sometimes ! |
![](../2008-2/M-346/051-141-96.jpg) |
Testing
refuelling, all possible aspects, plane in - plane out.... |
![](../2008-2/M-346/051-141-97.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/051-141-95.jpg) |
Simple
manual checks, up till very specific technical tests on each single part |
![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346_19.jpg) |
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![](../2008-2/M-346/M-346-static-open.jpg) |
Along
the Aermacchi factory, and proud on the concrete: Many, many happy
landings, M-346 !! |
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In
time, we'll see this machine appear elsewhere in Europe on airshows may we
hope ! |
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