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TAI beteiligt an der Entwicklung des Aermacchi M-311 Trainers.

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TAI To Work on Aermacchi’s M-311 Trainer

Posted 06/16/05 17:31

By TOM KINGTON, ROME

Aermacchi announced June 16 it has signed Turkey’s TAI to work on the Finmeccanica unit’s new M-311 basic turbofan trainer.

After signing a letter of intent, Aermacchi and TAI will form a joint engineering team and seek to identify work sharing opportunities on the aircraft, according to an Aermacchi statement, issued at the Paris Air Show.

Aermacchi flew its M-311 for the first time on June 1. The company sees the aircraft as a candidate for basic trainer tenders in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Turkey — with a potential for sales of 120 aircraft worth $900 billion.

Aermacchi said TAI also would be the exclusive partner for development and production of some parts of the aircraft.

The M-311 is an updated version of the Aermacchi S-211, with new avionics, aerodynamic configuration, stronger structure and landing gear, and a more powerful engine with 30 percent more thrust, Aermacchi said.

The first production M-311 could be delivered in 2008.

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