vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
While doing some research, I was able to borrow a book called A History of Chinese Aviation - Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949 written by Lennart Andersson
I had no idea, but the Chinese actually designed and produced aircraft during WW2, some under liscense but others were home grown originals. The two that I find really interesting are the following:
The XP-0 supposedly had some Hawk 75 components and had the following figures:
Wingspan: 11.20m
Length: 8.74m
Height: 2.82m
Empty Weight: 2000kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2850kg
Maximum Speed: 450km/hr
Service Ceiling: 9000m
Range: 1840km
Powerplant: P&W R-1830-S1C-G x 1 Twin Wasp air-cooled radial piston engine, 1200hp
Armament: 12.7mm MG x 1, 7.62mm MG x 1
Crew: 1
BTW, the book is fricken awesome!
I had no idea, but the Chinese actually designed and produced aircraft during WW2, some under liscense but others were home grown originals. The two that I find really interesting are the following:
The XP-0 supposedly had some Hawk 75 components and had the following figures:
Wingspan: 11.20m
Length: 8.74m
Height: 2.82m
Empty Weight: 2000kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2850kg
Maximum Speed: 450km/hr
Service Ceiling: 9000m
Range: 1840km
Powerplant: P&W R-1830-S1C-G x 1 Twin Wasp air-cooled radial piston engine, 1200hp
Armament: 12.7mm MG x 1, 7.62mm MG x 1
Crew: 1
BTW, the book is fricken awesome!