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Top speed
  
426 km/h

Wingspan
  
8.84 m

Cruise speed
  
266 km/h

Number of seats
  
2

Range
  
1,204 km

Length
  
7.97 m

Engine type
  
Lycoming O-540

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Not to be confused with the T-35 Buckaroo. For other uses, see: T35 (disambiguation)

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ENAER T-35 Pillán (mapudungún, Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998.

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Design and development

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Prior to the eighties Chile possessed a decrepit fleet of military trainers obtained under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act. However, these trainers had become exceedingly difficult to repair following passage of a US arms embargo in 1976. The PA-28R-300 Pillán was developed by Piper Aircraft in the United States as a two-seat military trainer for assembly in Chile, based on a PA-32R fuselage with a new center-section and wing stressed for aerobatics. The first prototype designated XBT first flew at Lakeland on 6 March 1981 and was followed by a second prototype, designated YBT. The second prototype first flew on 31 August 1981 and was then delivered to Chile. The prototype XBT was delivered to Chile in January 1982 but was written off on 10 March 1982. Production of kits at Vero Beach Municipal Airport commenced with three pre-production kits which were delivered for assembly in Chile in 1982, Vero Beach then produced 120 kits for assembly in Chile for the Chilean and Spanish Air Force. The first production aircraft was delivered by ENAER to the Chilean Air Force Air Academy in August 1985. The Spanish aircraft were assembled in Spain by CASA.

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Apart from a few turbine powered aircraft, all Pilláns were powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 six cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine.

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In 1985 a turboprop variant was developed by ENAER as the T-35A Aucan. In early 1986 one of the piston-engined pre-production aircraft was sent to Soloy in the United States and was fitted with a 420 shp Allison 250B-17D engine.

Variants

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Piper PA-28R-300 Pillan
Two Piper built prototypes.
T-35A
Two-seat primary training aircraft for the Chilean Air Force.
T-35B
Two-seat instrument training aircraft for the Chilean Air Force.
T-35C
Two-seat primary training aircraft for the Spanish Air Force, known as the E.26 Tamiz.
T-35D
Two-seat primary and instrument training aircraft for Panama and Paraguay.
T-35DT
Turboprop powered version, powered by a 420-ehp (313-kW) Allison 250-B17D turboprop engine. Original designation T-35XT.
T-35S
Single-seat aerobatic aircraft.
T-35T Aucan
Improved turboprop powered version.
Pillan 2000
Updated version of the T-35 Pillan.

Operators

 Chile
  • Chilean Air Force operates 19 aircraft.
    •  Dominican Republic
  • Dominican Air Force operates four aircraft.
    •  Ecuador
  • Ecuadorian Navy - operates four.
    •  El Salvador
  • Air Force of El Salvador - operates five.
    •  Guatemala
  • Guatemalan Air Force - operated four.
    •  Panama
  • National Aeronaval Service - operates six.
    •  Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Air Force - operates 11.
    •  Spain
  • Spanish Air Force - ordered 41, now operates 35.

    • Specifications (T-35)

    Data from Hecho En Chile

    General characteristics

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  • Crew: 2: student, instructor
  • Length: 7.97 m (26 ft 1¼ in)
  • Wingspan: 8.81 m (28 ft 10¾ in)
  • Height: 2.34 m (7 ft 8⅜ in)
  • Wing area: 13.64 m² (146.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 833 kg (1,836 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 1,315 kg (2,900 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5 air-cooled flat-six, 224 kW (300 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 311 km/h (168 knots, 193 mph) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 266 km/h (144 knots, 165 mph) at 4,630 m (15,190 ft) (55% power)
  • Stall speed: 115 km/h (62 knots, 71 mph) (flaps & gear down)
  • Range: 1,204 km (650 nmi, 748 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,820 m (19,100 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 7.75 m/s (1,525 ft/min)

    • References

    ENAER T-35 Pillán Wikipedia
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