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Revision as of 01:22, 3 August 2020
| Kubulius Ku-3 | |
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| 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
Development
Operational History
Variants
Operators
Specifications (Ku-9 N3M)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 14 m2 (150 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 × Ravumo Varikliai 12Z-47 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines 1,901 PS (1,398 kW; 1,875 hp)
- Propellers: 3-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 × 13 mm (0.512 in) Mogh MG 41 machine guns in the wings with 400 rpg
- 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Tanin MG 32 cannon in propeller hub with 150 rpg