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The piston-engined
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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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for ground attacks; the
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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Third airframe and first production aircraft, Turbomeca Bastan powered, tested in collaboration with
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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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first pre-production machine, conducted in collaboration with
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255:Specifications (SE-117 Voltigeur)
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104:Sud Aviation SE-116 Voltigeur
18:Sud Aviation SE.116 Voltigeur
851:Aircraft first flown in 1958
841:1950s French patrol aircraft
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110:Design and development
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145:. It was a
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830:Categories
815:See also:
390:References
300:Wing area:
180:turboprops
150:cantilever
143:skirmishes
30:Voltigeur
745:Missiles:
610:Caravelle
531:2051-1930
325:turboprop
288:Wingspan:
260:Data from
199:airbrakes
153:monoplane
135:Voltigeur
128:propeller
101:turboprop
99:The twin
796:Spacebus
791:Meteosat
620:Corvette
615:Concorde
575:aircraft
366:Armament
333:3-bladed
221:Variants
188:fuselage
169:cowlings
147:low wing
801:TĆ¼rksat
771:Arabsat
294:Height:
282:Length:
167:, with
139:cavalry
65:France
781:Hermes
776:Ariane
753:Exocet
600:ATR 72
595:ATR 52
590:ATR 42
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207:SE-117
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49:Role
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527:ISSN
475:ISBN
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