Botín O-3
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Botín O-3 | |
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A Botín O-3 in 1943. | |
Role
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Reconnaissance |
National origin
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Creeperopolis |
Manufacturer
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Botín Aircraft Corporation |
First flight
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1934 |
Introduction
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1934 |
Retired
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1949 |
Status
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Retired; 6 on display |
Primary user
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Creeperian Air Force |
Produced
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1934–1937 |
Number built
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69 |
The Botín O-3 is a Creeperian single-engine piston aircraft built by the Botín Aircraft Corporation.
Contents
History
The Botín O-3 was built by the Botín Aircraft Corporation for the National Council for Peace and Order during the Creeperian Civil War. Of the 69 aircraft built, 6 survived the civil war and are on display in museums.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 34 ft 6.75 in (10.5347 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 9 in (13.94 m)
- Height: 10 ft 8.5 in (3.264 m)
- Wing area: 332 sq ft (30.8 m2)
- Empty weight: 4,776 lb (2,166 kg)
- Gross weight: 6,639 lb (3,011 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ribelles O-3 M 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 725 hp (541 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 mph (320 km/h, 170 kn) at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)
- Cruise speed: 171 mph (275 km/h, 149 kn)
- Range: 435 mi (700 km, 378 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 24,150 ft (7,360 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,765 ft/min (8.97 m/s)
- Wing loading: 20 lb/sq ft (98 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 1.087 hp/lb (1.787 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: * 2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) Figueroa-30 machine guns (one wing mounted and one flexible)