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: 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: 2,110 kg (4,652 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ravumo Varikliai 12Z-47 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines 1,774 PS (1,305 kW; 1,750 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed light-alloy constant-speed propellers, 3 m (9 ft 10 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 718 km/h (446 mph; 388 kn) at 7,000 m (22,966 ft)
• Cruise speed: 600 km/h (373 mph; 324 kn)
• Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
• Range: 1,350 km (839 mi; 729 nmi)
• Combat range: 675 km (419 mi; 364 nmi)
• Ferry range: 2,700 km (1,678 mi; 1,458 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 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