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Revision as of 22:08, 5 March 2021
| Parvati PA-17 | |
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| Role | Ground attack |
| National origin | Tennai |
| Manufacturer | Parvati |
| Designer | Priya Parvati |
| First flight | January 1934 |
| Introduction | May 1935 |
| Retired | 1949 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Royal Tennaiite Air Force |
| Produced | 1935-1945 |
| Number built | 3,756 |
| Developed from | Parvati Gamma |
| Developed into | Parvati PA-33 |
The Parvati PA-17, a development of the Parvati Gamma 2F model, was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1934 by the Parvati Corporation for the Royal Tennaiite Air Force. When in service with other Nations during the Siduri War, the PA-17 was called Nomad.
Development and Design
The Parvati Gamma 2F was an attack bomber derivative of the Parvati Gamma transport aircraft, developed in parallel with the Parvati Gamma 2C, (of which one was built), designated the XPA-13 and XPA-16. The Gamma 2F had a revised tail, cockpit canopy and wing flaps compared with the Gamma 2C, and was fitted with new retractable landing gear. It was delivered to the Royal Tennaiite Air Force for tests on 6 October 1933, and after modifications, was accepted by the Air Force.
The resulting PA-17 was equipped with perforated flaps, and had retractable gear with partial fairings. It was fitted with an internal fuselage bomb bay that carried fragmentation bombs and well as external bomb racks.
By 1936, the Parvati Corporation had been taken over by Nikita, export models being known as the Nikita Model 8.
Operational History
Siduri War
Variants
- PA-17
- Initial production version for RTAF.
- PA-17AS
- Three seat staff transport version for RTAF.
- Model 8A-1
- Model 8A-2
- Model 8A-3
- Model 8A-4
Operators
Specifications (PA-17)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and gunner)
- Length: 9.67 m (31 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 14.54 m (47 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 33.7 m2 (363 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,211 kg (4,874 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,328 kg (7,337 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Kaveri 14N-A1 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 kW (800 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 346 km/h (215 mph; 187 kn)
- Cruise speed: 288 km/h (179 mph; 156 kn)
- Range: 2,092 km (1,300 mi; 1,130 nmi)
- Combat range: 1,046 km (650 mi; 565 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,915 m (19,406 ft)
- Rate of climb: 6.9 m/s (1,360 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 5 minutes 12 seconds
Armament
- 4 × 7.93 mm (0.312 in) fixed forward Basu HV 80 machine guns in fuselage sides
- 1 x 7.93 mm (0.312 in) trainable rear machine gun
- Internal bomb bay
- External bom racks (total bomb load 1,200lb/544 kg)