Aircraft Photo of X-HB-VAD | FFA P-16 MkIII | Switzerland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #20057
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:X-HB-VAD
Aircraft Original Type:FFA P-16
Aircraft Generic Type:FFA P-16
Aircraft Version:FFA P-16 MkIII
C/n (msn):05
Operator Titles:Switzerland - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:DübendorfMap
Country:Switzerland
Airport Codes:ICAO: LSMD   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Flieger Flab Museum
 
Photo Date:9 May 2014
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 20057
Photo Comment

The P-16 was designed in Switzerland for close-support with short-field performance for Alpine strips. Test flights from 1955 proved promising, so a contract was awarded in 1958 for 100 aircraft. But the first pre-production machine crashed on 25.03.58, causing the government to cancel, buying Hunters from the UK instead. This is the last of five built, restored using parts from another prototype. The P-16 is sometimes dubbed Father of the Learjet, Bill Lear having used design concepts from the project

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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