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T-3A Firefly
SKU: NC10324
The Slingsby T67 Firefly, originally produced as the Fournier RF-6, is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft, built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England.
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Code: NC10324
The Slingsby T-3A Firefly is a two-seat aerobatic training aircraft built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. Over 250 have been built mainly as a basic military trainer, with the US Air Force as the largest operator. The Firefly was selected in 1992 to replace the T-41 for the command's Enhanced Flight Screening Program, which would include aerobatic maneuvers. Although operated successfully in the United Kingdom and Canada, the T3A got a bad reputation in the United States after three fatal crashes during Air Force training operations. Between 2002 and 2003, the 53 aircraft at the Air Force Academy were disassembled. On September 9, 2006, it was announced that they would be scrapped.
The T-3A Firefly is propeller driven and was used by the US Air Force's Air Education and Training Command for screening pilot candidates by exposing them to military style traffic patterns, aerobatics and spins. The T-3A replaced the T-41 aircraft since it was incapable for those maneuvers that the T-3A was capable. The T-3A also teaches students takeoffs and landings, stalls, slow flight, ground operations and mission planning.
The last military version of the T67 family was the T67M260-T3A, of which the entire production run of 114 were purchased by the United States Air Force where it was known as the T-3A. The T-3A was basically the T67M260 with the addition of air conditioning. A few problems were encountered operating the aircraft in the hot-and-high environment of Texas and Colorado, resulting in a number of engine failures thought to be due to vapour-lock problems with the fuel system. Sadly, in three cases, the engine stoppage resulted in fatal stall-spin accidents. Following these accidents, the fleet was grounded and stored without maintenance until being destroyed in 2007.
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