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AIRCRAFT DATA |
| Manufacturer: |
Nardi
S.A. Per Costruzioni Aeronautiche; Aeroporto Forlanini, Milano, Italy. |
| Model: |
FN-333 |
| Type
Certificate No: |
A-91
(RAI 1958-12-09)
7A5 (FAA 1958-12-15 ) |
| Serial
Number: |
(3) |
| Manufacturing
Date: |
1954-??-?? |
| Engine: |
Continental
E225 six-cylinder, 225 hp @ 2650 RPM.
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| Remarks: |
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| Reg.
No. |
Date |
Remarks |
| I-KISS |
1954-??-?? |
Manufacturing
date. |
| 1954-12-08 |
First
flight. |
| 1955-01-24 |
Crashed
into ground when entering uncontrollable spin near Linate Airport (LIML),
Milano, Italy, during test flight at maximum weight. Test pilot Nello
Valzania was killed. Accident was probably due to unexpected and abrupt
change of center of gravity during spin test.
From FLIGHT Magazine, 11 February 1955, page 166:
Italian Loss
DUE to be flown from Florence to New York by Maner Lualdi, the new
Nardi FN.333 amphibian has been destroyed in an accident during a
makers' test flight. Maj. Nello Valzania, one of the most experienced
Italian test pilots, was carrying out stalling trials when the
aircraft entered a spin from which it did not recover. At the time of
going to press it is not known whether Maj. Valzania escaped. It was
he who broke the world 1,000 km closed circuit record for aircraft
under 500 kg with the Rondone F.4 last December.
WARNING: Identity of aircraft has not been
confirmed!
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| 1957-03-29 |
From
FLIGHT Magazine, 29 March 1957, page 407:
The Nardi FN.333 amphibian is not
flying at present. The first pilot to fly the type was killed when the
aircraft spun involuntarily during a stall check with flaps down. It
was rebuilt and Ing. Ferrari took it into the air, but he has now
ceased his work on the type. The machine has now completed its initial
tests and certification tests are under way.
See # 4, I-EUST.
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Sources: |
FAA
Aircraft Registry
Hendrik van der Veen |
I-KISS
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