Murph,
Not the Zephyr.Only the navalised CM175 was the Zephyr. The Air Corps Fougas were CM170-2s, the so-called Super Magister because they had the Marbore VI F2 engine of about 1030 lbs thrust, whereas earlier Fougas had the 880lb thrust engines. There were also some other minor differences in the avionics and the ability to carry the GPMG instead of the AAT-52...the Potez factory was supposed to produce the Potez 240 turboprop aircraft but the airlines didn't go for it and it was unsuccessful and never built. The hoped for French Air Force order did not happen because they already had enough light turboprop transports.. If the P240 had gone into production, they would have been taxied across the bridge to the Don and airtested from there.
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GttC
Not the Zephyr.Only the navalised CM175 was the Zephyr. The Air Corps Fougas were CM170-2s, the so-called Super Magister because they had the Marbore VI F2 engine of about 1030 lbs thrust, whereas earlier Fougas had the 880lb thrust engines. There were also some other minor differences in the avionics and the ability to carry the GPMG instead of the AAT-52...the Potez factory was supposed to produce the Potez 240 turboprop aircraft but the airlines didn't go for it and it was unsuccessful and never built. The hoped for French Air Force order did not happen because they already had enough light turboprop transports.. If the P240 had gone into production, they would have been taxied across the bridge to the Don and airtested from there.
regards
GttC
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