The Thulin NA was a prototype Swedish fighter plane built in the late 1910s.

Type NA
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin Sweden
Manufacturer AB Thulinverken
Designer Enoch Thulin
First flight April 1919
Number built 1

Design and development edit

The Thulin NA was a two-seat biplane based on the Thulin N. Both the upper and lower wings were fitted with knuckles which were connected by a push rod. The fuselage was provided with an open cockpit where one was placed in a tandem location. The fuselage is made of a lattice construction of welded steel pipes . The wheel ground was fixed with a spur spring under the height knob.

The Type NA was the last aircraft built by AB Thulinverke. Although it first flew in April 1919, the poor market demand after WW1 meant that the Type NA did not enter production.

Specifications edit

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.53 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Gross weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Thulin G 11-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 101 kW (135 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph, 116 kn)

See also edit

Related lists

References edit

  1. ^ "Thulin N". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.