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The Gavilán 358 (English: ''Sparrow Hawk'') is a Colombian light utility transport aircraft of the 1990s. A high-winged monoplane powered by a piston engine, small numbers of Gaviláns were produced in the late 1990s/early 2000s, some serving with the Colombian Air Force. ==Development and design== In 1952, Aero Mercantil of Bogota, Colombia, became a dealer for Piper Aircraft, later selling a range of Piper aircraft assembled from kits by Aero Industrial Colombiana SA (AICSA), also in Bogota. In 1986, it started development of a single-engined utility aircraft, suitable for production in Colombia.〔Taylor 1988, p.46.〕〔Wiley ''Flight International'' 4–10 March 1992, pp. 44–45.〕〔Homewood ''Flight International'' 6–12 March 1996. pp. 32–33.〕 The resultant design, the Gavilán, is a simple high-winged monoplane of all-metal construction. It has a boxlike, square-section fuselage that accommodates a pilot and up to seven passengers, with access through two doors on either side of the cockpit and a large cargo door on the left side of the fuselage. The passenger seats can be removed to allow carriage of cargo, including a full-sized coffin. It is fitted with a fixed tricycle undercarriage designed to withstand continued operations from rough South American airstrips. It is powered by a 350 hp (261 kW) Lycoming O-540 engine, turbocharged to give sufficient power at Colombia's high altitudes.〔Wiley ''Flight International'' 4–10 March 1992, p.45.〕〔 The first prototype Gavilán made its first flight on 27 April 1990, testing resulting in lengthening of the forward fuselage and modifications to the wing.〔Lambert 1993, p.62〕 It was badly damaged in a crash landing due to engine failure in 1992, however, delaying certification and production, with the second prototype not flying until 29 May 1996.〔 The Gavilán received its type certificate under US FAR part 23 regulations in May 1998.〔"(US Certification for Gavilan 358 )". ''Flight International'', 1–7 June 1992. p.28.〕 In 2012, Cub Crafters bought from John Bryerton of GATS the Prototype and Type Certificate of the Gavilan 358.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://planetalks.blogspot.com/2012/09/gavilan-358-prototype-and-type.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gavilán G358」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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