Fouga CM.170 Magister
| CM.170 Magister | |
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| A Magister of the Belgian Air Force | |
| Role | Jet trainer |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Fouga |
| First flight | 23 July 1952 |
| Introduction | 1956 |
| Status | Retired; continues as civil-owned warbirds |
| Primary users |
French Air Force Israeli Air Force German Air Force Finnish Air Force |
| Number built | 929 total Air Fouga: 576 Heinkel-Messerschmitt: 194 IAI: 36 Valmet: 62 |
| Unit cost |
$75000
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| Variants | Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr |
The Fouga CM.170 Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy.
In 1948, Fouga (Robert Castello and Pierre Mauboussin) designed a jet-powered primary trainer called CM.130 for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air, AdA) to replace piston-engined Morane-Saulnier MS.475 aircraft. When AdA found the aircraft lacking in power from the two Turbomeca Palas turbojets, Fouga enlarged the basic design, using the more powerful Turbomeca Marboré engine and retaining the distinctive V-tail of the Fouga CM.8 glider used by Fouga for jet engine research. In December 1950, AdA ordered three prototypes, with the first aircraft flying on 23 July 1952. A pre-production batch of 10 were ordered in June 1953 followed by the first production order for 95 aircraft on 13 January 1954. Fouga built a new assembly plant at Toulouse-Blagnac to produce the aircraft, which entered service with the AdA in 1956..
Due to industrial mergers, the aircraft has been variously known as the Fouga CM.170 Magister, Potez (Fouga) CM.170 Magister, Sud Aviation(Fouga) CM.170 Magister and Aérospatiale (Fouga) CM.170 Magister depending on where and when they were built.
The Aéronavale (French naval air arm) adopted a derivative of the Magister, the CM.175 Zéphyr, as a basic trainer for deck-landing training and carrier operations. These were preceded by two "proof of concept" prototypes designated the CM.170M Magister, which made their first flights in 1956 and 1957 respectively.
An improved version of the Magister designated the CM.170-2 Magister was produced from 1960, powered by a more powerful Turbomeca Marboré IV engine. Production of the Magister stopped in France in 1962 but it continued to be built in Finland up to 1967.
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