FFA P-16

The FFA P-16 was a Swiss prototype ground attack jet fighter designed in the 1950s to replace the piston-engined types then in service with the Swiss Air Force. It was Switzerland's second attempt to develop a domestically-designed and manufactured jet fighter but the project was terminated before it could be introduced into service.

build a new ground-attack fighter aircraft, the FFA P-16 of 1955.1
Fashioned after the Swiss FFA P-16 jet fighter, that was cancelled by the Swiss government in the late fifties, the sleek airframe had caught the eye of inventor and entrepreneur William (Bill) Lear, 2
FFA P-16 (Corrected)* International Resin Modellers Association with Prop & Jet Fokker F.3
from the prototype of FFA P-16 Düsenstorch fighter, developed for the Swiss army.4

Made by Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein.

ground-attack fighter aircraft, the FFA P-16, which had begun development in 1952 with prototypes ordered in 1953 and taking flight in 1955.5
on the single-seat FFA P-16 (P-1604) fighter-bomber which had been flown in prototype form by the Flug und Fahrzeugwerke A.G. in April 1955. (Five P-16s were built before the project was discontinued.6
single-seat Swiss strike fighter prototype, the FFA P-16, was the inspiration for this new undertaking.7
Sort photos of FFA P-16 by airline Sort photos of FFA P-16 by country Sort photos of FFA P-16 by photographer Sort photos of FFA P-16 by version FFA P-16 8
Height Main
4.27 m
Designer
Dr. Hans Studer
Stall Speed Main
179.0
Engine(jet)
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ASSa.7
Length Alt
47.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
11713.0
Thrust Main
49.1
Jet Or Prop
jet
Range Main
1447.0
Height Alt
426.72
Max Speed Main
1118.0
Range More
549000.0
Rockets
4080.0
Max Speed More
at sea level
clean
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
25800.0
Ceiling Main
14
000 m
Number Built
5
Crew
one pilot
Type of jet
turbojet
Retired
Cancelled
Thrust Alt
11000
Span Main
11.15 m
Area Main
30.0 m²
Span Alt
1115.06
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein
First Flight
25
Number Of Jets
1
Hardpoints
4
Climb Rate Main
65.0 m-s
Stall Speed Alt
6660.0
Guns
1800.0
Climb Rate Alt
12795.0
Length Main
14.33 m
Area Alt
323.0
Range Alt
53940.0
Max Speed Alt
41640.0
Empty Weight Main
7037.0
Ceiling Alt
46000.0
Empty Weight Alt
15500.0
Hardpoint Capacity
Up to 2
590 kg of external stores
Category
Aircraft manufactured by Switzerland
Cancelled aircraft projects
Swiss fighter aircraft 1950-1959

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