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The Niess 1-80, also known as Galeão 5 FG, was a military and civilian
trainer aircraft built in
Brazil during the 1950s. It was originally developed by Marc Niess as an prototype based on the
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The CAP-4 Paulistinha was a military and civilian trainer aircraft built in Brazil during the 1930s and 1940s. It was originally developed by Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga (EAY) as an unlicensed copy of the Taylor Cub powered by a Sal ...
, which he worked while employed at
Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista.
Development
In early 1952, the
Brazilian Air Force
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decided to use Fábrica do Galeão to build a light trainer for the Brazilian air clubs, and chose the 1-80(in Portuguese: ''Um-Oitenta'') prototype airplane by designer Marc Niess.
The tests for aeronautical certification began at
Campo de Marte
Campo de Marte Airport is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1929. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome.
During a transitional period, the airport is jointly o ...
, where the plane was approved soon after. The engineers decided to make some modifications to the original design of the plane, structural changes in the wings that become made of
plywood
Plywood is a material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured ...
, and the fuel capacity was increased.
After the modifications, the now called Galeão 5 FG, were more robust and had greater range, although they were inferior in aerobatic practices.
It proved to be a very difficult aircraft to control, and was not recommended for basic pilot instruction. Even so, a couple of units were donated to Brazilian flying clubs, and a few others went to
Paraguay and
Uruguay.
Operators
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Brazilian Navy
Specifications (Galeão 5 FG)
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