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  |name            = Aestrup EF-59
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  |caption        = EF-51K-4 ''Svarta två'' as flown by [[Matthias Virtanen]] in 1955, currently preserved at the National Aviation Museum Kongsberg
  |caption        = EF-59D-3 ''Røda ett'' as flown by [[[[Erika Liljeström]] in 1962, currently preserved at the National Aviation Museum Kongsberg
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  |manufacturer    = Norderstedt Avia GmbH
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  |first flight    = 1928
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  |introduced      = 1936
  |retired        = 1953 (Acrea)
  |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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  |produced        = 1930-1943
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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==

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name = Aestrup EF-59 image = Image:EF59RedOne.png caption = EF-59D-3 Røda ett as flown by [[Erika Liljeström in 1962, currently preserved at the National Aviation Museum Kongsberg

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Role Fighter
National origin  Acrea
Manufacturer Aestrup Luftfahrtsselskab AB
First flight 1933
Introduction 1936
Retired 1955
Status Retired
Primary user Acrea 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