EKW C-35
| EKW C-35 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance and ground-attack aircraft |
| Manufacturer | K+W |
| First flight | 1930s |
| Introduction | 1936 |
| Retired | 1954 |
| Primary user | Swiss Air Force |
| Number built | 90[1][2] |
The EKW C-35 was a 1930s Swiss two-seat reconnaissance biplane aircraft built by the Swiss Federal Construction Works (Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette, K+W), Thun.
Development
[edit]Two aircraft were designed by the Eidgenössische Konstruktions Werkstätte to replace the Fokker C.Ve which the Swiss Air Force were using. The two projects were the EKW C-35 biplane and the EKW C-36 monoplane. After evaluation the air force ordered 40 C-35s in 1936. Additional aircraft were built from spares. The C-35 was a two-seat biplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear and conventional tail unit. The aircraft was powered by a Hispano-Suiza HS-77 V-12 piston engine (licence-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs).
Operational history
[edit]The first aircraft was delivered to the Swiss Air Force in May 1937, and all had been delivered by the end of 1938. To supplement the aircraft in-service a further eight aircraft were built between 1941 and 1942 from spares. The aircraft were removed from front-line service in 1943 when replaced by the F&W C-3603 and transferred to night-flying units. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in 1954.
Operators
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Specifications (C-35)
[edit]Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1593
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 9.54 m (31 ft 3.5 in)
- Wingspan: 13.08 m (42 ft 11 in)
- Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 3.5 in)
- Wing area: 32 m2 (344.46 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,190 kg (4,828 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza HS-77 piston engine (licence-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs) , 642 kW (860 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
- Range: 750 km (466 mi, 405 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,247 ft)
- Rate of climb: 11.51 m/s (2,265 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 x 20-mm cannon (forward firing through propeller hub)
- 2 x fixed forward firing 7.5 mm (0.295in) machine-guns in wings
- 1 x flexible 7.5 mm (0.295in) machine-gun in rear-cockpit
- 22lb (22kg) of bombs on underwing racks
References
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- ^ "Ausgemusterte Mittel der Schweizer Luftwaffe - C-35". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "World Air Forces Switzerland Air Force". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-07-10.