ENAER T-35 Pillán

ENAER T-35 Pillán (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], Mapudungún: volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft.

[1] Prior to the eighties Chile possessed a decrepit fleet of military trainers obtained under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act.

[3] The PA-28R-300 Pillán was developed by Piper Aircraft in the United States as a two-seat military trainer for assembly in Chile, based on a PA-32R fuselage with a new center-section and wing stressed for aerobatics.

[4] In early 1986 one of the piston-engined pre-production aircraft was sent to Soloy Aviation Solutions in the United States for modification to install a 420 shp Allison 250B-17D engine.

[4] Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89[13]General characteristics Performance Avionics

ENAER T-35 Pillan of the Chilean Air Force
A T-35 Pillán formation of Chilean Air Force above Santiago, 2009.