Carma VT-1 Weejet jet trainer prototype......

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Carma VT-1 Weejet jet trainer prototype which crashed during flight-testing in 1956……

The article comes from the 15th November 1959 issue of Les Ailes......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[hesham]

And a Model,page 32;

https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=cJoX_LSNePEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=ar&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Dynoman]

"The first jet made in Tucson, Wee-Jet made by Carma Manufacturing of Tucson taxis after a test flight at Tucson Municipal Airport in 1956. The two-seat jet trainer was built at 3544 E. Ft. Lowell Road. The company said it could cruise at 325 mph for 1,025 miles at 30,000 feet. The company was unable to interest the Navy in the jet it by 1959 it slipped into oblivion. Carma was owned by Charles Gagnier, who died in 1966." Tuscon.com

Also, flight envelope with test pilot's autograph.

Additional information and photos on Wee-Jet: https://minijets.org/en/300-500/turbomeca-marbore/weejet/

Dale Air-Engineering WEEJET 800

Carma Manufacturing VT-1 Weejet Gallery

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