Kubulius Ku-3

Kubulius Ku-3
Role	Fighter
National origin	Silua
Manufacturer	Cheppali
Designer	Vaida and Iruna Cibaite
First flight	1939
Introduction	1940
Retired	1950
Status	Retired
Primary user	Siluan Air Force
Produced	1940-1948
Number built	15,955
Developed into	Kubulius Ku-13

The Kubulius Ku-3 was a family of Siluan light fighter aircraft of the 1940s. The Ku-3 was produced in large numbers and was exported throughout Tyran

Specifications (Ku-9 N3M)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
• Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 23.2 m² (250 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,617 kg (3,565 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,017 kg (4,447 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,481 kg (5,470 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Devati S-P255-116 Deva V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines 2,000 PS (1,471 kW; 1,973 hp)
• Propellers: 5-bladed light-alloy constant-speed propellers, 3 m (9 ft 10 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 740 km/h (460 mph; 400 kn) at 7,000 m (22,966 ft)
• Cruise speed: 595 km/h (370 mph; 321 kn)
• Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph; 57 kn)
• Range: 1,150 km (715 mi; 621 nmi)
• Combat range: 1,144 km (711 mi; 618 nmi) 575
• Ferry range: 2,300 km (1,429 mi; 1,242 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 24.8 m/s (4,880 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 4 minutes

Armament

• Guns:
  

• 6 × 12.72 mm (0.501 in) Basu HV 82 machine guns in engine cowling with 400 rpg
• 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-20 cannons in propeller hub with 150 rpg