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GAF Nomad
The GAF Nomad is a twin-engined high-winged, "short take off and landing" (STOL) aircraft which was designed and built by the Australian Government Aircraft Factory (GAF). The aircraft was featured in the television series The Flying Doctors,[1] a fictionalised account of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. The other main users of the design have included the Australian Army and the Australian Customs Service.
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History
Development of the Nomad began in 1965, in order to maintain aircraft production at GAF after the end of Mirage production.[citation needed] The prototype first flew in 1971.
The Nomad design was considered problematic and early RAAF evaluations were critical of the design. An early, stretched-body variant crashed, killing the GAF chief test pilot and assistant head designer. The Nomad has been involved in a total of 24 total hull-loss accidents, and 76 fatalities.[2]
Only 170 Nomads were manufactured, due to the limited foreign sales achieved by GAF. In 1986, GAF was incorporated into Aerospace Technologies of Australia.[3]
Military operators
Technical data (N22B model)
- Accommodation : 1-2 crew + 12-13 passengers
Dimensions
- Wingspan : 16.52m (54'1ft)
- Length : 12.56m (41'3ft)
- Height : 5.52m (18'2ft)
Weight
- Empty : 2,150kg (4,741lb)
- Maximum weight : 3,855kg (8,500lb)
Power Plant
- Two 400shp Allison 250-B17B turboprops engines.
Performance
- Maximum speed : 311km/h (193mph)
- Maximum climb : 1,460ft/min (7.4m/sec)
- Ceiling : 21,000ft (6,400m)
- Range : 1,074km (668miles)
Source: Kiwi Aircraft Images
References
External links
- Nomad at the RAAF Museum
- A photo of Nomad N24A at Airliners.net
- Aviation photos at Airliners.net
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