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The Temco T-35 Buckaroo (company designation TE-1) was designed in the late 1940s as an extremely low-cost trainer for commercial and military markets. Temco's failure to secure a United States Air Force order for the Buckaroo forced it to turn to non-US governments to keep the production lines going, yet only a few export orders materialized. ==Design and development== Early in 1948, Temco’s President, Robert McCulloch, received an inquiry from the Philippine Government expressing an interest in a tandem trainer version of the Swift. The first TE-1A was a modification of the Swift GC-1B, hand-built to rough layout drawings, the major difference in appearance being the tandem seating arrangement which resulted in a narrow windshield and an elongated two-piece canopy with a fixed bubble at the rear. This TE-1A prototype was completed late in 1948. After initial flight tests a 145 hp Continental engine replaced the original 125 hp installation. Early in 1949, Temco’s management received word that the United States Air Force (USAF) planned to hold a competition for a new primary/basic trainer. Temco built two additional prototypes for this competition, adding some minor improvements as time permitted. The three aircraft were designated the YT-35 by the air force. Temco was competing with two other training aircraft, namely the Fairchild XNQ-1/T-31 and the Beechcraft Model 45. On 24 February 1949, the Air Force trainer evaluation board chose the Beech Model 45 by a four-to-one vote with Temco’s TE-1A a distant third. Due to budget cuts, the USAF program was ultimately cancelled that year.〔 Although the USAF had decided against the TE-1A, interest had increased on the part of foreign governments, particularly the Republic of the Philippines. After a study of the competition evaluation, Temco decided to proceed with a program to improve the TE-1A. Some of the redesign included: # A three-inch increase in the overall length of fuselage and a change in its cross section to be more compatible with the tandem seating. # The horizontal tail was raised nine inches. # Wing and fuselage fillets were added. # Improved landing gear with main gear relocation to improve ground handling characteristics. # Structural improvement in the wing to meet 9 G loading. # Equipment and equipment installation changes were made including a change from a 12-volt to a 24-volt electrical system and radio installation changes to meet Air Force standards. Concurrent with all this redesign Temco had decided to build, on speculation, 10 of these production models powered by 145-hp engines. 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「Temco T-35 Buckaroo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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