Karhumäki Karhu 48B
| Karhumäki Karhu 48B | |
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| Type: | Touring plane |
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| First flight: |
July 20, 1948 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Karhumäki Karhu 48B was a four-seat sports and touring aircraft produced by the Finnish manufacturer Veljekset Karhumäki .
History and construction
The Karhu 48B was a Finnish four-seater touring aircraft from the 1950s that could also be equipped with floats or skis. The aircraft was a strutted high-wing aircraft with a non-retractable tail wheel landing gear and was powered by an air-cooled Lycoming O-435 A six-cylinder boxer engine. The aircraft was developed to be used in the vastness of Finland from unpaved runways. The first flight took place on July 20, 1948. However, since many former military aircraft were available that could be purchased cheaply, only two machines were built. One of the two machines was in use until 1973.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| length | 7.85 m |
| span | 11.54 m |
| height | |
| Wing area | 17.31 m² |
| Empty mass | 813 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1310 kg |
| Top speed | 229 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4800 m |
| Range | 700 km |
| Engines | 1 × Lycoming O-435A six-cylinder boxer engine |
See also
literature
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955-56. New York: The McGraw Hill Book Company.
Web links
- Karhumäki Karhu 48B on Ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry (Aviation Museum Society, Finland) (Finnish)
- Karhumäki Karhu 48B on All-Aero.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data from 1000aircraftphotos.com (English), accessed on May 15, 2018