Gangchuan F-36A (License: FW-187Ch)
Gangchuan Aviation Ltd.
Type: Reconaissance
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Description
Carrier or Rough Field
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
The Chinese recon version of the FW-187 'Falke'. Equipped with 2 7.92mm
MG-17s in the fuselage sides, and a camera bay behind the cockpit for
the cameras.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 11,100 lbs
Weight (empty) 8,527 lbs
Dimensions:
Length 36.5 ft
Wingspan 50 ft
Wing Area 327 sq ft
Sweep 3 degrees
Engines 2 DB-600 Piston with each 971 hp at 15,000 ft
Crew 1
Typical cost $0.058 million in 1939
Total number procured 2000
Performance:
Top Speed 333 kts = 383 mph at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 38,500 ft
Range 1,200 nm = 1,382 miles with 425 lbs payload
467 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 2,774 fpm
Cruise 250 kts = 288 mph at 27,000 ft
Corner Speed 240 KIAS = 301 kts at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 24.7 deg/sec Radius 2,362 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 9 ft
Bypass Ratio 90
Engine Weight 1235 lbs
Overall Efficiency 21 percent
Structural Factor 1.00
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 450 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 10.00 g
Wing Taper 0.5
Wing Thickness at Root 1.2 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 2
Length 9 ft
Diameter 3.25 ft
Fullness 0.5
Fuselage Diameter 3.25 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.35
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 80 percent
Unstreamlined section 2.5 sq ft
User equipment 800 lbs