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|national origin = {{flag|Acrea}} | |national origin = {{flag|Acrea}} | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = Aestrup Luftfahrtsselskab AB | ||
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|introduced = | |introduced = 1936 | ||
|retired = | |retired = 1955 | ||
|status = Retired | |status = Retired | ||
|primary user = {{flagicon|Acrea}} [[Acrean Air Force|Royal Acrean Air Force]] | |primary user = {{flagicon|Acrea}} [[Acrean Air Force|Royal Acrean Air Force]] | ||
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The '''Aestrup EF-59''' is an Acrean [[Great Eracuran War|Great War]]-era piston fighter aircraft. | The '''Aestrup EF-59''' is an Acrean [[Great Eracuran War|Great War]]-era piston fighter aircraft. Designed around a radial piston engine uncommon for land-based fighters in Eracura at the time, the EF-59 was intended as a complement to the [[Norderstedt EF-51|EF-51]] introduced several years earlier. It introduced several advancements in fighter aviation design, incorporating one of the first blown plexiglass canopies with minimal framing for improved visibility, and electrically driven systems instead of hydraulics. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 5 February 2022
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Role | Fighter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National origin |  Acrea
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| Manufacturer | Aestrup Luftfahrtsselskab AB | |||
| First flight | 1933 | |||
| Introduction | 1936 | |||
| Retired | 1955 | |||
| Status | Retired | |||
| Primary user | Royal Acrean Air Force
| |||
| Produced | 1933-1945 |
The Aestrup EF-59 is an Acrean Great War-era piston fighter aircraft. Designed around a radial piston engine uncommon for land-based fighters in Eracura at the time, the EF-59 was intended as a complement to the EF-51 introduced several years earlier. It introduced several advancements in fighter aviation design, incorporating one of the first blown plexiglass canopies with minimal framing for improved visibility, and electrically driven systems instead of hydraulics.
Development
Design
Operational History
Variants
Operators
Specifications (EF-51K-4)
General Characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 9.925 m (32 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Wing Area: 16.05 sq m (172.8 sq ft)
- Empty Weight: 2,247 kg (4,954 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 x Mattson-Dyrssen MD605KA-1 inverted V12 piston engine (2052 hp)
Performance
- Maximum Speed: 730 km/h (454 mph) at 6000 m
- Service Ceiling: 12,800 m
Armament
- Guns: 1 x 20mm revolver cannon or 1 x 30mm revolver cannon, 2 x 13.2mm machine guns
See Also
- Aircraft of Comparable Role, Configuration, and Era
Acrean Military Aircraft | ||
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| Fighters and Interceptors |  | |
| Bombers | ||
| Helicopters | ||