Okamura N-52

Okamura N-52
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Okamura Mfg. Co.
Designer	Hidemasa Kimura, Nihon University College of Science and Engineering
First flight	April 7, 1953
Introduction	1952

The Okamura N-52 is a low-wing, side-by-side seating sport aircraft, that was designed in Japan by students.^[1]

Development

The N-52 Started as a design experiment at Nihon University. Three test airframes were funded by Ashai press for analysis.^[2]

Design

The N-52 is powered by a Continental A-65 engine. The aircraft features a single open cockpit with side by side seating and a taildragger landing gear. The aircraft was designed to accommodate up to 100 hp (75 kW) engines. Controllability with a 65 hp (48 kW) engine was considered sluggish.^[3]

Specifications (Okamura N-52)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 5.99 m (19 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 8.61 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 12.0 m² (129 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 299 kg (660 lb)
• Gross weight: 499 kg (1,100 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 , 48 kW (65 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h; 96 kn (110 mph)
• Stall speed: 79 km/h; 43 kn (49 mph)
• Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Spartan C2
  

References

1. ^ Jane's all the world's aircraft. 1966. 
2. ^ Sport Aviation. March 1958. 
3. ^ William Green, Gerald John Pollinger. The aircraft of the world.