Parvati PA-17
| Parvati PA-17 | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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.