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Latin
aero
magazine
Número 4 - 2012
um pouco mais difíceis para a indústria
de aviação militar russa.
Do lado italiano, a produção em série
do M 346 foi lançada ofcialmente com
um modesto ordem de compra da Ae-
ronautica Militare (a Força Aérea Italiana)
para 6 máquinas em 2009. Cingapura
também fez um pedido e Israel deu um
bom impulso ao programa. Um provável
destino para esta aeronave, a partir de
2025, pode vir a ser a França, que já está
de olho no M 346… afnal, toda a frota
de Cingapura está baseada em Cazaux,
juntamente com os
Alpha Jet
da Escola
de Treinamento franco-belga (ETO 0/8)
ou Advanced Jet European Training
School (AJETS).
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AVIAÇÃO MI L I TAR
eight aircraft.
Meanwhile the Yakovlev OKB has
been taken over by Irkut, today the
leading Russian manufacturer led with
an iron fst, it says, by Alexey Fedorov,
one of the key-men of the new Russian
aeronautical industry now united under
the UAC logo. This should thus make
any likely export slot for the Yak‑130
ready to be flled by UAC. Indeed,
Russia's traditional clients are still there,
even if the end of the Cold War has
made things more difcult for the Rus-
sian military aviation industry.
On the Italian side, series production
of the M 346 was ofcially launched
with a reduced order from the Aero-
nautica Militare, the Italian Air Force in
2009. Singapore followed, than Israel
giving momentum to the programme.
A likely future for this aircraft after 2025
could be France who already has had a
close look at the M 346… as the whole
Singaporean feet is to be based in
Cazaux alongside the Alpha Jets of ETO
0/8, the Franco-Belgian advanced jet
training school or (AJETS).
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Um dos novos AerMacchi M 346 Master (n° 323) da Força Aérea da República de Cingapura
(RSAF) visto em outubro de 2012 na final do pouso em Cazaux, na França, onde toda a frota destas
aeronaves será baseada, uma vez que os últimos T/A-4SU Super Skyhawks do Esquadrão 150 sejam
desativados. Esta máquina, pintada em cinza “low-viz”, já ostenta o emblema do falcão visto
anteriormente na cauda de alguns TA-4SU e A-4SU Skyhawk do esquadrão.
One of the brand-new AerMacchi M 346 Masters of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is
seen last October on final at Cazaux AB in France where the whole fleet of aircraft will be based
once the last T/A-4SU Super Skyhawks of No.150 Squadron are decommissioned. This all grey
machine already sports the hawk emblem of the squadron previously seen on some Skyhawks of
this unit, which is the last in the RSAF to fly the antiquated A-4 Skyhawks. The first M 346 (n° 322)
was handed by Alenia in August 2012, the second (n° 323) in September.
© J.-P. Lewam
Os motores turbofan F124, que produzem
6.250 libras de empuxo, do M 346 são fabrica-
dos pela ITEC, uma parceria da Honeywell e a
AIDC. Suas características incluem um sistema
de controle avançado dual FADEC, construção
modular, sistema de monitoramento do motor
integrado (EMS) e boa relação potência-peso.
O F124 oferece propulsão confiável e segura.
The F124 turbofan engines of the M 346 are
produced by ITEC, a partnership of Honeywell
and AIDC of Taiwan. The F124 provides modern,
reliable and safe propulsion for fixed wing
training, light combat and unmanned aircraft.
Its features include an advanced dual FADEC
control system, modular construction, integra-
ted engine health monitoring system (EMS),
and good power-to-weight ratio.
© AIDC
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