Federal construction workshop K + W C-35
| K + W C-35 | |
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| Type: | Reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft |
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| First flight: |
1936 |
| Commissioning: |
1937/1938 |
| Number of pieces: |
90 |
The K + W C-35 was a two-seat multi-purpose aircraft in double-deck design for the Swiss Air Force in the 1930s and 1940s. Its development began in 1936 at the Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte (K + W) in Thun. The C-35 was designed for reconnaissance and bombing from horizontal and dive flights . A total of 88 copies of this type were in use.
The C-35 in action
Although the C-35 was obsolete at the beginning of World War II , it remained in service until 1945. When the German Air Force touched the Swiss border during the western campaign and even flew missions against the Swiss Air Force, the C-35 fought on the front line against the Heinkel He 111 and Messerschmitt Bf 110 . A C-35 was shot down, killing both crew members.
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| length | 9.54 m |
| span | 13.08 m |
| height | 3.75 m |
| Wing area | 32.0 m² |
| Empty mass | 2190 kg |
| Max. Payload | 940 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 3130 kg |
| drive | 12-cylinder V-engine Hispano-Suiza HS-77 with 860 PS (633 kW) |
| Top speed | 335 km / h |
| Initial climb power | 10.4 m / s |
| Wing loading | 98 kg / m² |
| Service ceiling | 8000 m above sea level M. |
| Range | 750 km |
| Armament | a motor cannon, two machine guns in the wings, an observer machine gun dropping ammunition |
literature
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. (Part Work 1982-1985) Orbis Publishing, 1985, p. 1593.
Web links
Commons : EKW C-35 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
