The Naval Air Establishment Chiang Hung (江鴻 - "River Swan") was a reconnaissance seaplane developed for the Chinese Navy in the late 1920s. It was a conventional biplane design with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span and accommodation for the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. The landing gear consisted of twin pontoons.
| Chiang Hung | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Naval Air Establishment |
| Primary user | Chinese Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
Operators
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Specifications
editData from A History of Chinese Aviation,[1] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in)
- Upper wingspan: 10.54 m (34 ft 7 in)
- Lower wingspan: 10.88 m (35 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 31.4 m2 (338 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 740 kg (1,631 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-5 Whirlwind 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 123 kW (165 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 177 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn) *Alighting speed: 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,700 m (15,500 ft) Absolute ceiling
- Rate of climb: 2.61 m/s (514 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 3,050 m (10,010 ft) in 31 minutes
- Wing loading: 37.6 kg/m2 (7.7 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 9.58 kg/kW (15.75 lb/hp)
References
edit- ^ Andersson, Lennart (2008). A History of Chinese Aviation: Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949. Taipei, Republic of China: AHS of ROC. p. 238. ISBN 978-957-28533-3-7.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 88c.
Further reading
edit- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 254.
- Grey, C.G., ed. (1933). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1933. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 86c.