Jaffe/Swearingen SA-32T Turbo Trainer
Swearingen Aircraft · United States · first flew 1989 · light aircraft
The Jaffe/Swearingen SA-32T is a prototype American turboprop training aircraft with side-by-side seating. A single example was built in the late 1980s, but no production followed.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turboprop, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.86 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Low-wing cantilever monoplane with side-by-side seating under a bubble canopy
- Three-bladed propeller on a single Allison 250 turboprop
- Retractable nosewheel undercarriage
A mainly metal low-wing aircraft with a laminar-flow wing and composite engine cowlings and wing tips.
Specifications
- The Jaffe/Swearingen SA-32T Turbo Trainer has a length of 6.86 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.43 m (24 ft).
- Typical crew: 2.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Ed Swearingen developed it from his SX-300 piston-engined homebuilt on behalf of the Jaffe Aircraft Corporation. It made its first flight on 31 May 1989 and was displayed at the Paris Air Show that June.
Variants
In 1990 a version with tandem seating was proposed.
Where you'll see it
It was offered to the US Air Force as a replacement for the Cessna T-37, and to West Germany and Turkey. Development was abandoned by 1992.
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