Botín A-3

Botín A-3
A Botín A-3 in 1947.
Role	Attack aircraft
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Botín Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1944
Introduction	1944
Retired	1956
Status	Retired
Primary user	Creeperian Air Force
Produced	1944–1949
Number built	194

The Botín A-3 is a Creeperian single-engine piston attack aircraft built by the Botín Aircraft Corporation.

History

The Botín A-3 was developed by the Botín Aircraft Corporation for the National Council for Peace and Order. The aircraft was produced from 1944 to 1949; it was retired in 1956.

Operators

Creeperopolis

• Creeperian Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
• Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
• Height: 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
• Wing area: 605 sq ft (56.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 18,405 lb (8,348 kg)
• Gross weight: 28,545 lb (12,948 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 34,760 lb (15,767 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 320 US gal (270 imp gal; 1,200 l) fuselage tank - Torpedo bomber mission

501 US gal (417 imp gal; 1,900 l) fuselage tank - Bomber mission

501 US gal (417 imp gal; 1,900 l) fuselage tank + 273 US gal (227 imp gal; 1,030 l) wing tanks + 2x 300 US gal (250 imp gal; 1,100 l) drop-tanks - Overload scout mission

• Powerplant: 1 × Ribelles A-3 M 28-cylinder 4-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
• Propellers: 8-bladed, 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) diameter forward propeller section 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) diameter aft propeller section

Performance

• Maximum speed: 340 mph (550 km/h, 300 kn) at 15,600 ft (4,800 m)
• Cruise speed: 168 mph (270 km/h, 146 kn)
• Range: 1,250 mi (2,010 km, 1,090 nmi)
• Ferry range: 2,880 mi (4,630 km, 2,500 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 24,500 ft (7,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,390 ft/min (7.1 m/s)
• Wing loading: 47.2 lb/sq ft (230 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.1053 hp/lb (0.1731 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 4 × wing mounted 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns
  • 2 × 0.50 in (13 mm) machine guns in dorsal turret
  • 1 × 0.50 in (13 mm) machine gun in ventral bath

See also

• List of Botín Aircraft Corporation products