Buwhalho

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Buwhalho
A Buwhalho at the Jeju Aerospace Museum in Korea
Type: Light aircraft
Design country:

Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea

Manufacturer:

South Korean Air Force

First flight:

October 11, 1953

Number of pieces:

3

The Buwhalho (resurrection 부활 호) was an observation and liaison aircraft that was manufactured in the workshops of the South Korean Air Force .

History construction

The machine was designed and built by teachers and technicians from the Technical School of the South Korean Air Force from June 1953. The aircraft was designed as a braced high-wing aircraft and made entirely of metal. It had an unconventional fuselage with a rectangular cross-section, in which there was an observation window on the rear. The Buwhalho had an unusual tail wheel landing gear with two tail wheels on the right and left at the lowest point of the fuselage. The pilot and observer sat one behind the other in the cockpit. The aircraft was powered by a Continental O-190Four-cylinder piston engine with 63 kW. The first flight took place on October 11, 1953. Only 3 copies were built, which are said to have been in service until 1960. One of the machines flew again in July 2011 after extensive renovation work.

Military use

Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea

Technical specifications

The Buwhalho in the Jeju Aerospace Museum. The rear observation window is easy to see
Parameter Data
crew 2
length 6.60 m
span 12.70 m
height 3.05 m
Wing area 16.9 m²
Empty mass 380 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 600 kg
Cruising speed 145 km / h
Top speed 180 km / h
Service ceiling 4900 m
Range 314 km
Engines 1 × Continental O-190 four-cylinder piston engine with 63 kW

See also

Web links

Commons : Buwhalho  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data from the ROK Airforce Museum website ( memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Korean), accessed on May 5, 2016