SWS C-1
| SWS C-1 | |
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| Type: | Close-up reconnaissance aircraft, training aircraft |
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| First flight: |
March 17, 1919 |
| Commissioning: |
No |
| Number of pieces: |
1 ( planned enrollment No. 401 ) |
The SWS C-1 was the prototype of a close-up reconnaissance and training aircraft designed for the Swiss Air Force . It was designed and built by the Schweizerische Waggonfabrik in Schlieren and had its maiden flight on March 17, 1919. During a test flight on April 9, 1920, the device crashed into a field near the airfield and was not rebuilt.
history
Within six months, the rail vehicle manufacturer from Schlieren in the canton of Zurich succeeded in developing a flying machine based on the specifications of the military department , which the authorities presented in September 1918 for the construction of a military aircraft. The first flight of the prototype SWS C-1 took place on March 17, 1919. Two young aircraft engineers who were hired for this new division played a decisive role in the success . After the first flight, further tests were carried out with the two-handle biplane made of wood.
With the duration of the test phase, however, the problems with the aircraft's engine increased. The Argus As-III engine from Maschinenbau AG, engine construction department in Seebach , was replaced by a BMW IIIa engine. This engine also had some initial teething problems.
On April 7, 1920, a required full-load flight before the EMD commission succeeded. Just two days later, during a routine flight, the device crashed into a field near the airfield and was not rebuilt afterwards.
This ended the era of the Swiss wagon factory Schlieren as a manufacturer of flying machines after less than two years.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| span | 11.54 m |
| length | 7.85 m |
| height | 2.90 m |
| Max. Takeoff weight | 1,160 kg |
| Top speed | 158 km / h |
| Optimal cruising speed | |
| Service ceiling | 5,000 m |
| Range | 400 km |
| Armament: | prev. Fl-MG with trajectory through the propeller plane |
| Engine | Argus AS-III later BMW IIIa |
The aircraft with a reference area of 30.80 m² had a fire extinguishing system for fighting carburetor fires and portable pilot and observer oxygen devices on board.
literature
- Urech Jakob; Hunziker Emil: The airplanes of the Swiss Air Force since 1914 , published by the Dept. of the Dübendorf military airfields, Th. Gut & Co publisher, 1st edition Stäfa 1974
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Urech Jakob; Hunziker Emil: The aircraft of the Swiss Air Force since 1914 , published by the Dübendorf Military Airfields Department, Th. Gut & Co publishing house, 1st edition Stäfa 1974, p. 78