Naval Air Establishment Chiang Hung
- Naval Air Establishment Chiang Hung
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| Chiang Hung |
| Role |
Reconnaissance seaplane |
| Manufacturer |
Naval Air Establishment |
| Primary user |
Chinese Navy |
| Number built |
2 |
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.
Operators
China
Specifications
Data from A History of Chinese Aviation[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
- Empty weight: 740 kg (1,628 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,596 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 123 kW (165 hp)
Performance
See also
Notes
- ^ Andersson 2008, p. 238.
References
- Andersson, Lennart (2008). A History of Chinese Aviation: Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949. Taipei, Republic of China: AHS of ROC. ISBN 978-957-28533-3-7.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 254.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1933. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. 1933. pp. 86c.
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