Thulin E (aircraft)

The Thulin E was a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft built in the late 1910s.

Type E
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer AB Thulinverken
Designer Enoch Thulin
First flight 1916
Primary user Swedish Air Force
Number built 5

Design and development

The Thulin E was the first indigenous design conceived by Enoch Thulin's company. It was a two-seat biplane with the lower wings mounted at the bottom of the fuselage. The upper wing was supported by four wing struts and four V-shaped fuselage struts. Only the upper wings were fitted with ailerons. The fuselage was provided with two open cockpits, in tandem, under the upper wing. The rear landing gear was a fixed spur spring. An attempt was made to equip the biplane with floats.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
  • Gross weight: 655 kg (1,444 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Thulin A nine-cylinder air-cooled rotary aircraft engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)

See also

Related lists

References

  1. "Thulin E". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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