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General information for SIAI Marchetti SF-260

SIAI Marchetti SF-260
The SF-260 is one of the world's most revered military trainers, with some 880 aircraft in service and
27 different military customers around the world. It was, and still is, marketed also as an aerobatic
plane as well. Stelio Frati (the F in SF-260) designed this airplane in the early 60s for Aviamilano,
which was later purchased by SIAI Marchetti (the S in SF-260). It is powered by a 260 hp 6-cyl
Lycoming engine (denoted by... yeah, right, the 260 in the name...).
SIAI Marchetti SF-260
The flight characteristics, performance and style of the SF-
260 are second to none, making it a favorite not only of
military flight schools, but of airshow pilots, civil professional
flying schools, and anyone who loves fast, beautiful, great-
flying airplanes.
When CARF was looking for something different,
something, which we wouldn't see on every model airfield or
show event, we were looking at the SF-260 for several
reasons:
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it looks like a great sport flyer with sufficient wing
area, tricycle gear and large cowling for a vast
variety of engines. The wing tip tanks make it even
look "sexy".
due to the retractable landing gear it is a very clean
looking and flying plane, but the gear itself is set up
very simple, making it a great first experience with
large scale retracts
air foil, control surfaces, leverages and general
configuration as a low wing sport plane, make it a
great aerobatic trainer as well. A perfect sight within
the uniformity of Extras, Yaks and Edges, doing
almost everything these modern Aerobats would do
in classic routines.
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