Designed to succeed the RWD-13 artillery spotting and light utility aircraft. Configuration chosen to maximize the visibility from the pilot and observer’s positions.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Length: 7.1 m
Wingspan: 10.5 m
Height: 2.46 m
Wing area: 15.1 sq m
Empty weight: 480 kg
Gross weight: 750 kg
Powerplant: one Hirth HM 506 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline piston engine rated at 160 hp
Maximum speed: 180 kph
Service ceiling: 4,400 m
Rate of climb: 2.45 m/s
Utilitarian aircraft often are, where function rather than form takes precedence. It takes a very gifted designer, like Marcel Bloch to properly marry the two; and then he too can drop a clanger (points to MB.200). ;)
An interesting type, pity many of these spotters with this layout never made production around the end of the 1940s, other examples being found in Czechoslovakia and the USA. Actually I think it look quite nice, but then I am Ugly Aircraft Inc!
The Czech ones will be making an appearance in WW too.
Saturday, May 11th 2024, 9:15pm
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