Aermacchi AL-60

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AL-60
Type	Utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Aermacchi
Designed by	Al Mooney
Maiden flight	1959

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.

Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Military Operators 4 Specifications (AL-60F-5 Trojan) 5 Related content

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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
• AL-60F-5 Trojan - Aermacchi-built version for Rhodesia
• Atlas C4M Kudu - Atlas-built unlicensed version for South Africa

[edit] Military Operators

• Central African Republic
• Mexico
• Mauretania
• Rhodesia
• South Africa

[edit] Specifications (AL-60F-5 Trojan)

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• 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 weight: 1,068 kg (2,394 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,051 kg (4,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming IO-720-A1A piston engine, 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: 5.5 m/s (1,085 ft/min)

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