THK-11
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| The sole THK-11 on display at the Ankara Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi - (Ankara Turkish Aeronautical Museum) | |
| Role | Cabin monoplane |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Turkish: 'Türk Hava Kurumu' (THK - Turkish Aeronautical Association) |
| First flight | 1947 |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Number built | 1 |
The THK 11 was a 1940s prototype Turkish four-seat monoplane, designed and built by Turkish: 'Türk Hava Kurumu' (THK - Turkish Aeronautical Association).[1][2]
Design and development
The THK-11 was a high-wing twin-boom cantilever cabin monoplane with a 135 hp (101 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine driving a pusher propeller.[1] It has a fixed nose-wheel landing gear[2] and was first flown in 1947.
Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 18.7 m2 (201 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 828 kg (1,825 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major four-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 201 km/h (125 mph; 109 kn)
- Cruising speed: 164 km/h (102 mph; 89 kn)
- Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
References
Notes
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