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Voltigeur was first flown on 5 June 1958 by Roger Carpentier who also took the turboprop version on its first flight on 15 December 1958. A few weeks later, on 9 January 1959, Carpentier, Yves Crouzet and Marcel Hochet were killed when tail flutter developed in a high-speed run.
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of the late 1950s was a French army support aircraft capable of observation and ground attack operations. Three were built but no series production was undertaken.
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and felt a need for a counter-insurgency aircraft capable of observation, photography and ground support. This official programme led to three aircraft: the
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Voltigeur was fitted with two 20 mm (0.79 in) guns and six underwing attachment points for bombs and rockets.
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First two aircraft, the first with Wright
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6,520 kg (14,374 lb) with external stores, 5,635 kg (12,423 lb) without stores
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in much more slender cowlings on the top of the wings. The
Voltigeur had
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first pre-production machine, conducted in collaboration with
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111:, the Sud Aviation SE-116 Voltigeur and, slightly later, the
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33:SE-116 Voltigeur with Wright Cyclone engines
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239:Projected fast transport, abandoned.
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122:Orinally known as the Fonceur, the
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119:driven designs with twin engines.
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244:Specifications (SE-117 Voltigeur)
487:"Military Aircraft of the World"
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93:Sud Aviation SE-116 Voltigeur
840:Aircraft first flown in 1958
830:1950s French patrol aircraft
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126:was named after the French
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258:General characteristics
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130:units specialising in
99:Design and development
825:Sud Aviation aircraft
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682:SA 319 Alouette III
672:SA 316 Alouette III
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134:. It was a
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819:Categories
804:See also:
379:References
289:Wing area:
169:turboprops
139:cantilever
132:skirmishes
19:Voltigeur
734:Missiles:
599:Caravelle
520:2051-1930
314:turboprop
277:Wingspan:
249:Data from
188:airbrakes
142:monoplane
124:Voltigeur
117:propeller
90:turboprop
88:The twin
785:Spacebus
780:Meteosat
609:Corvette
604:Concorde
564:aircraft
355:Armament
322:3-bladed
210:Variants
177:fuselage
158:cowlings
136:low wing
790:TĆ¼rksat
760:Arabsat
283:Height:
271:Length:
156:, with
128:cavalry
54:France
770:Hermes
765:Ariane
742:Exocet
589:ATR 72
584:ATR 52
579:ATR 42
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38:Role
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464:ISBN
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