Mahindra V5K

Mahindra V5K
Role	Carrier-based fighter
National origin	Tennai
Manufacturer	Mahindra Heavy Industries
Designer	Duwaraga Tanika
First flight	February 1935
Introduction	December 1935
Retired	1945
Status	Retired
Primary user	Royal Tennaiite Air Force
Produced	1935-1942
Number built	1,517

The Mahindra V5K, was a Tennaiite carrier-based fighter aircraft. It was the world's first low-wing monoplane shipboard fighter to enter service and the predecessor to the famous Mitsubishi V6K "Pujyam".

Specifications (Cp 117 B2-L2)

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: 1 × 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:
  

• 2 × 12.72 mm (0.501 in) Basu HV 82 machine guns in engine cowling with 300 rpg; or
• 2 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-20 cannons with 200 rpg
• 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Basu FG 20-20 cannons in outer wing with 70 rpg

• Rockets:
  

• 2 x 21 mm (8 in) rockets

• Bombs:
  

1 x 450 kg (1,000 lb) bomb or 4 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or 1 x 300-litre (79 US gallon drop tank)
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