The MBB 223 Flamingo was a light aircraft developed in West Germany in the 1960s in response to a competition for a standard trainer for the country's aeroclubs. Designed by

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, it was a conventional low-wing monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. The cockpit was enclosed by a large bubble canopy. SIAT had not undertaken much production of the type before the firm was acquired by MBB in 1970. Eventually, the new owners transferred production to CASA in Spain. A fully acrobatic, single-seat version, and a four-seat utility version were also developed.

Operational history

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MBB 223 Flamingos.

Variants

;Model 223A-1 Flamingo Trainer A1 :Two or four-seat trainer aircraft, powered by a 149-kW (200-hp) Avco Lycoming IO-360 piston engine. ;Model 223K-1 Flamingo Trainer K1 :Single-seat aerobatic aircraft, powered by a 149-kW (200-hp) Avco Lycoming AIO-360 piston engine. ;Model 223T-1 Flamingo Trainer T1 :One aircraft fitted with a turbocharged 157-kW (210-hp) Avco Lycoming TO-360-C1A6D piston engine. ;Model 223-M4 :The Model 223T-1 Flamingo Trainer T1 was later fitted with a

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Operators

Military operators

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Former operators

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Specifications

References

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