Botín A-2
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Botín A-2 | |
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A Botín A-2s in 1947. | |
Role
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Attack aircraft |
National origin
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Creeperopolis |
Manufacturer
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Botín Aircraft Corporation |
First flight
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1941 |
Introduction
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1941 |
Retired
|
1956 |
Status
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Retired |
Primary user
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Creeperian Air Force |
Produced
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1941–1949 |
Number built
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102 |
The Botín A-2 is a Creeperian single-engine piston attack aircraft built by the Botín Aircraft Corporation.
Contents
History
The Botín A-2 was developed by the Botín Aircraft Corporation for the National Council for Peace and Order. The aircraft was produced from 1941 to 1949; it was retired in 1956.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
- Wingspan: 50 ft 0.25 in (15.2464 m)
- Height: 15 ft 8.25 in (4.7816 m)
- Wing area: 400.33 sq ft (37.192 m2)
- Empty weight: 11,968 lb (5,429 kg)
- Gross weight: 18,106 lb (8,213 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 380 US gal (320 imp gal; 1,400 l) internal tanks
- Powerplant: 1 × Ribelles A-2 M 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2,700 hp (2,000 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed Aeroproducts constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 322 mph (518 km/h, 280 kn) at 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
- Cruise speed: 198 mph (319 km/h, 172 kn)
- Range: 1,316 mi (2,118 km, 1,144 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 28,500 ft (8,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,850 ft/min (14.5 m/s)
- Wing loading: 46.6 lb/sq ft (228 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.149 hp/lb (0.245 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 4x 20 mm Figueroa-33 with 200 rounds per gun
- Hardpoints: 15 external hardpoints with a capacity of 8,000 lb (3,600 kg),with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Other: bombs, torpedoes, mine dispensers, unguided rockets, and gun pods.[1]
See also
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