Aermacchi AL-60
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The AL-60 was a light civil utility aircraft originally designed by Lockheed in the United States but which never went into production in that country. A small number were built in Mexico and Argentina and under licence in Italy.
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Development
Designed by Al Mooney, Lockheed flew only two prototypes of the AL-60 (in 1959) before deciding that the aircraft would be unprofitable in the US marketplace. Instead, the company chose to manufacture it under a joint venture in Mexico as Lockheed-Azcarate (LASA). In 1960, 18 were produced for the Mexican Air Force as the LASA-60.
In Italy, Aermacchi purchased a licence to produce the type, first in its original configuration as the AL-60B, then in a modified version for various African customers as the AL-60C. This latter version changed from the original tricycle undercarriage to a taildragger arrangement.
Variants
- L-402 - Lockheed prototypes
- LASA-60 - Mexican production model (44 built)
- AL-60B-1 Santa Maria - original Aermacchi-built version (4 built)
- AL-60B-2 Santa Maria - production Aermacchi version (81 built)
- AL-60C-5 Conestoga - Aermacchi-built version for the Central African Republic and Mauretania
- AL-60F-5 Trojan - Aermacchi-built version for Rhodesia
Specifications (AL-60F-5 Trojan)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: seven passengers
- Length: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 11.9 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 19.6 m² (210 ft²)
- Empty: 1,068 kg (2,394 lb)
- Loaded: kg ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 2,051 kg (4,500 lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Lycoming IO-720-A1A, 298 kW (400 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 251 km/h (156 mph)
- Range: 1,037 km (560 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,150 m (13,615 ft)
- Rate of climb: 331 m/min (1,085 ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)
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