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1400:M-311/M-345
1242:M-311/M-345
655:Performance
643:Propellers:
629:Powerplant:
423:Angolan War
371:42 Squadron
367:41 Squadron
314:transport.
236:Cessna L-19
204:12 May 1967
1659:Categories
1598:XTP-1 Beta
1593:XH-1 Alpha
813:0020804903
770:References
717:Power/mass
692:Endurance:
605:NACA 23016
581:Wing area:
69:newspapers
1637:Companies
1341:Aeritalia
1210:Aermacchi
645:3-bladed
612:NACA 4412
569:Wingspan:
543:Data from
429:Operators
228:Aeritalia
224:Aermacchi
167:Aermacchi
1649:Aviation
1588:Rooivalk
1520:aircraft
1351:aircraft
942:aircraft
752:Armament
339:fuselage
331:missiles
1611:Portals
1550:Cheetah
1472:Typhoon
1467:Tornado
1201:M.B.323
1196:M.B.320
1191:M.B.308
1186:M.C.205
1181:M.C.202
1176:M.C.201
1171:M.C.200
1166:M.C.100
965:Parasol
647:Piaggio
635:-built
633:Piaggio
597:Airfoil
575:Height:
563:Length:
406:Liaison
403:Casevac
323:rockets
312:freight
288:-built
286:Piaggio
209:Retired
188:History
139:at the
83:scholar
1555:Impala
1545:Carver
1540:Bosbok
1462:ATR 72
1457:ATR 52
1452:ATR 42
1364:F-104S
1294:SF.260
1237:MB-340
1232:MB-339
1227:MB-338
1222:MB-335
1217:MB-326
1161:M.C.99
1156:M.C.94
1151:M.C.77
1146:M.C.73
1141:M.C.72
994:Macchi
880:
835:
810:
686:Range:
521:
486:
466:Rwanda
463:
440:
378:Angola
345:Bosbok
304:tandem
271:AERFER
240:MB-335
230:(then
181:Rwanda
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1625:Italy
1514:Atlas
1426:Sky-Y
1421:Sky-X
1405:M-346
1395:C-27J
1379:G.222
1374:G.91Y
1299:M-290
1289:S-211
1284:AL-60
1268:M-346
985:Ni.29
980:Ni.17
975:Ni.11
970:Ni.10
602:root:
592:7.2:1
557:Crew:
498:(40)
443:Italy
327:bombs
298:AM.3C
90:JSTOR
76:books
1583:Oryx
1565:SARA
1560:Kudu
1442:AM.3
1414:UAVs
1369:G.91
1347:and
1258:AM.3
1136:M.71
1131:M.70
1126:M.67
1121:M.53
1116:M.52
1111:M.41
1106:M.40
1101:M.39
1096:M.33
1091:M.26
1086:M.24
1081:M.20
1076:M.19
1071:M.18
1066:M.17
1061:M.16
1056:M.15
1051:M.14
1046:M.12
960:Ni.6
955:Ni.4
878:ISBN
833:ISBN
808:ISBN
631:1 ×
609:tip:
452:(20)
369:and
329:and
275:1968
267:1967
226:and
218:The
212:1992
196:1973
153:Type
124:AM.3
62:news
1535:ACE
1447:AMX
1263:AMX
1041:M.9
1036:M.8
1031:M.7
1026:M.6
1021:M.5
1016:M.4
1011:M.3
1006:L.2
1001:L.1
533:(1)
475:(3)
308:Aft
45:by
1661::
1343:,
792:^
778:^
607:;
373:.
333:.
325:,
321:,
242:.
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1516:/
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1499:t
1492:v
1333:e
1326:t
1319:v
932:e
925:t
918:v
886:.
841:.
816:.
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599::
590::
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106:(
101:)
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