Fouga CM.170 Magister

**MarkoA** · 07-02-2019, 19:51

Hello,

This set is again from the FINAF 100 years event, from the theme 'Past'.

French design, Finnish manufacturing under licence.

N39A8940_1 by Marko Akselin, on Flickr

N39A9010_1 by Marko Akselin, on Flickr

N39A9056_1 by Marko Akselin, on Flickr

N39A9116_1 by Marko Akselin, on Flickr

We were quite lucky with the weather. If something could be changed, it would the direction where the Sun was...

**tesarver** · 08-02-2019, 02:25

Excellent set

Tom

**TonyT** · 08-02-2019, 09:53

Excewllent, agree with Tom

BTW Flown in one of those a couple of times.

**MarkoA** · 10-02-2019, 12:44

Thanks Tom and Tony!

@Tony, must have been great rides!

**colin C** · 10-02-2019, 12:59

Well captured shots of a pretty French design of a trainer.

I always liked the V tail design, but whatever did they do to the cockpit? You could easily get four people in there. Must have been lunchtime when they designed that cockpit.

**MarkoA** · 10-02-2019, 20:36

:)
Thanks Colin.
I suppose the spacious cabin is for having the pilot's daily French Loaf (and Wine) portion with you...

**TonyT** · 11-02-2019, 10:59

Looks are deceiving, as you can see there is not a lot of room , two shots not by me of the one I flew in

https://www.photographyinyorkshire.c...ir/i-sLZ49xF/A

https://www.photographyinyorkshire.c...ir/i-xCTxCpw/A

behind the rear seat the glazed portion covers radio stuff, indeed it is often painted over as you can't see out behind the seat, t is just there for streamlining, centre bit and fron is where your legs live.

Taken by me on finals to Leuchars

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...uga/Fouga3.jpg

**MarkoA** · 11-02-2019, 16:48

Yes, you are right, but Colin still has point - that rear end of the canopy could have been designed differently. Why did it have to be bulky for the radio?

Nevertheless, polished aluminium, the wings and the special tail made this plane quite nice looking.