| NU-200 Sikumbang | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Counter-insurgency aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia, Depot Penjelidikan, Pertjobaan dan Pembuatan/LIPNUR |
| First flight | 1954 |
The LIPNUR Sikumbang (manufacturer designation X-01) was a low-wing monoplane of mixed construction built in Indonesia in 1954 as a COIN and anti-guerrilla-warfare aircraft. Of conventional configuration, it had fixed tricycle undercarriage and seated the pilot under a bubble canopy. A single example was built under the designation NU-200 in 1954, and another as the NU-225 in 1957. The latter machine was grounded in 1967.
Specifications (NU-200)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 16.9 m2 (182 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 6.6:1
- Airfoil: NACA 23015 at root, NACA 23009 at tip
- Empty weight: 795 kg (1,753 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,090 kg (2,403 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 205 L (54 US gal; 45 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Six air-cooled inverted six-cylinder inline engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 256 km/h (159 mph, 138 kn)
- Cruise speed: 224 km/h (139 mph, 121 kn)
- Range: 960 km (600 mi, 520 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,030 m (16,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.1 m/s (1,000 ft/min)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Bridgman 1955, p. 165.
- Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 61.
- Harapan dan Tanggapan Pemerhati dan Mitra
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