SPECIFICATIONS
Span: top wing 30 ft.
bottom wing 26 ft.
central section 5 ft. 6 in;
track 5 ft. 9in
heigfht, tail up, 11 ft. 7,2 in.;
airscrew diameter 10 ft. 9 In;
length overall 26 ft. 8i In.;
top piane chord 5 ft. ;
bottom piane chord 4 ft. 10 In.;
fin offset 3° to port;
top piane area (Including ailerons) 144.5 sq. ft.;
bottom piane area 108 SQ. ft.;
other areas-ailerons /9 sq. ft.;
tailplane 18.5 sq. ft.;
elevators, including balance, 13.5 sq. ft.;
fin 5.25 sq. ft.;
rudder 10.4 sq. ft.;
dihedral-top outer planes l°;
bottom planes 3°30;
gap at centro piane 4 ft. 8 in.;
incldence-top piane 3°20;
bottom piane 3°50;
adjustable tailplane movement -l° to +6.30.
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Performance, weights
(quoted from A. & A.E.E. report on KI935):
Tare weight 2,752 Ib.;
fixed mliltary load
75 Ib.;
service load 445 Ib.;
nying weight on trials 3,620 Ib.
Top speed-196 m.p.h./5,000 ft.;
223 m.p.h./ 15,000
ft.;
215 m.p.h./23,000 ft.;
191 m.p.h./30,000 ft.
Cllmb rate-sea-level 3,200 /t./min;
10,000 ft., 2,570 ft./mln.;
20,000 ft., 1,500 ft./mln.;
30,000 ft., 340 ft./mln.
Tlme to helght10,000 ft./3.80 min.;
20,000 ft./8.64 min.;
30,000 ft./21.5 min.
Estlmated absolute ceiling 32,800 ft.
speed trials wlth low pre.sure wheels and w;thout spats cut speeds by
about 4 m.p.h., but Improved rough-drome landlngs and take-offs.
Power plant: Englne, RolIs-Royce Kestrel VI (No. 4385), supercharged.
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