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The '''J 36 ''Falke''''' (hawk) was a [[Melasia|Melasian]] {{wp|fighter aircraft}} of the first half of the 20th century. It was designed by Erich Krammer and produced by the Melasian aviation company Arsenal. The aircraft is remarkable for being Melasia's first domestically designed and produced fighter aircraft and the first non-Berean type of combat aircraft to exceed speeds of {{convert|400|km/h|kn|-2|sp=us|abbr=on}} in a straight level flight. The J 36 was of a mixed {{wp|semi-monocoque}} and {{wp|stressed skin}} design, built mostly of wood and fabric, with metal used in vital points of the structure like the engine cowling and the {{wp|rudder}} fin joint. | |||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
[[File:J36 design presentation(iiwiki size).png|thumb|Description of the J 36 in the [[Falland|Fallish]] '' | [[File:J36 design presentation(iiwiki size).png|thumb|Description of the J 36 in the [[Falland|Fallish]] ''Encyclopedia of 20th century aircraft'']] | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== |
Revision as of 22:12, 10 April 2022
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Melasian J 36 Falke with a started engine on an advanced airfield near Humboldtsberg in 1942 | |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | Melasia |
Manufacturer | Arsenal |
Designer | Erich Krammer |
First flight | 10 April 1938 |
Introduction | 1939 |
Retired | 1961 Melasian air force |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | Melasian air force |
Produced | 1939–1946 |
Number built | 227 + 3 prototypes |
Variants | Arsenal J 47 Arsenal J 49 |
The J 36 Falke (hawk) was a Melasian fighter aircraft of the first half of the 20th century. It was designed by Erich Krammer and produced by the Melasian aviation company Arsenal. The aircraft is remarkable for being Melasia's first domestically designed and produced fighter aircraft and the first non-Berean type of combat aircraft to exceed speeds of 400 km/h (200 kn) in a straight level flight. The J 36 was of a mixed semi-monocoque and stressed skin design, built mostly of wood and fabric, with metal used in vital points of the structure like the engine cowling and the rudder fin joint.