As one of only three RFB Fantrainer/Fanjet 600 still flying, this was indeed a super rare catch to see it landing at Brač airport. This aircraft has quite an interesting history not just because of the ducted fan propulsion system.
Developed and manufactured by German aircraft company Rhein-Flugzeugbau RFB it has been used by the Luftwaffe and Royal Thai Air Force. In the 1970s, it was selected as the winner of a competition for the Luftwaffe's Basic Trainer Requirement, having beat both the Pilatus PC-7 and Beechcraft Mentor. However, Germany decided to buy American fighters which included a deal for pilot training in the United States.
The Royal Thai Air Force operated 47 of the FT400 and FT600 versions as a trainer for the Northrop F-5E fighter. While 3 remained in Germany as demonstrator aircraft. And the D-EATR was the first of that batch in 1984. In 1995 RFB went bankrupt, but in 2010 FanJet Aviation, bought the documentation for design, test and certification for the original aircraft Fantrainer 600 when the aircraft was modernised.
The Fantrainer/Fanjet delivers performance akin to aircraft with conventional jet propulsion, but at significantly reduced costs consuming 1/10th of the fuel like the Alpha Jet.
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CAMERA: Canon EOS R7 + Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS-USM + Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E1 & DJI Osmo Action 4 (Handheld)
AIRCRAFT: Fanjet 600 (Rhein-Flugzeugbau Fantrainer 600)
AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION: D-EATR
AIRPORT: BWK/LDSB Brač Croatia
DATE: 16.9.2023. (DMY)
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