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ENAER T-35 Pillán

Chile ·first flew 1981· trainer

🛩️ light / GA piston ✓ still flying
6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. US Navy 070901-N-1713L-013 2nd Lt. Hanz Zimmermann, a Panamanian T-35 pilot, stands near his aircraft after returning to Tocumen International Airport from maritime surveillance as part of the Combined Forces Air Combatant Comm: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lolita Lewis· Public domain
  2. 2. ENAER T-35 Pillan FACh: Mauricio Peñaloza· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. ENAER T-35 Pillan formation: Mauricio Peñaloza· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. Spanish Air Force CASA T-35C Tamiz (ECH-51) Lofting: Chris Lofting· GFDL 1.2
  5. 5. Enaer Pillan CC-PZD, Paris Air Show 1993: Dick Gilbert· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. US Navy 080816-F-5149P-002 Air Force Airman 1st Class Victor Gutierrez Air Force Staff Sergeant Steve Hill assist in the relocation of a Panamanian T-35 training airplane: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Anna Payne· Public domain
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ENAER T-35 Pillán, photo 1 of 6
1/6 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lolita Lewis· Public domain

what is it?

ENAER T-35 Pillán (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈʎan], Mapudungún: volcano or ancestral spirit) is a Chilean propeller-driven basic trainer aircraft. The student and the instructor sit in tandem. Production ceased in 1991 after 7 years but restarted briefly in 1998.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 8.8 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 311 km/htop speed
  • range 1,093 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 1,338 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 140made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 45 years ago, in 1981.
  • Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Range of 1,093 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1981-03-06
status
still flying
number built
140
role
trainer
origin
Chile
makers
ENAER
engines
1× Avco Lycoming AEIO-540-K1K5
crew
2
length
8 m
wingspan
8.8 m
height
2.6 m
max take-off weight
1,338 kg
top speed
311 km/h
cruise speed
266 km/h
range
1,093 km
ceiling
5,840 m
wings
low wing

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1339927, Wikipedia: ENAER T-35 Pillán (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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