EKW C-35
{{Infobox aircraft
|name=EKW C-35
|image=EKW C-35.jpg
|caption=
|type=Reconnaissance and ground-attack aircraft
|manufacturer=K+W
|designer=
|first_flight=1930s
|introduction=1936
|retired=1954
|status=
|primary_user=Swiss Air Force
|more_users=
|produced=
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The EKW C-35 was a 1930s Swiss two-seat reconnaissance biplane aircraft built by the Swiss Federal Construction Works (Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette, K+W), Thun.
Development
Two aircraft were designed by the Eidgenössische Konstruktions Werkstätte to replace the Fokker C.Ve which the Swiss Air Force were using. The two projects were the EKW C-35 biplane and the EKW C-36 monoplane. After evaluation the air force ordered 40 C-35s in 1936. Additional aircraft were built from spares.
The C-35 was a two-seat biplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear and conventional tail unit. The aircraft was powered by a Hispano-Suiza HS-77 V-12 piston engine (licence-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs).
Operational history
The first aircraft was delivered to the Swiss Air Force in May 1937, and all had been delivered by the end of 1938. To supplement the aircraft in-service a further eight aircraft were built between 1941 and 1942 from spares. The aircraft were removed from front-line service in 1943 when replaced by the F&W C-3603 and transferred to night-flying units. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in 1954.
Operators
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Specifications (C-35)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1593
|prime units? = met
|crew=Two
|length m=9.54
|length ft=31
|length in=3.5
|span m=13.08
|span ft=42
|span in=11
|height m=3.75
|height ft=12
|height in=3.5
|wing area sqm=32
|wing area sqft=344.46
|empty weight kg=2190
|empty weight lb=4828
|gross weight kg=3130
|gross weight lb=6900
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hispano-Suiza HS-77 piston engine (licence-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs)
|eng1 kw=642
|eng1 hp=860
|max speed kmh=335
|max speed mph=208
|range km=750
|range miles=466
|ceiling m=8000
|ceiling ft=26,247
|climb rate ms=11.51
|climb rate ftmin=2265
|armament = *1 x 20-mm cannon (forward firing through propeller hub)
- 2 x fixed forward firing 7.5 mm (0.295in) machine-guns in wings
- 1 x flexible 7.5 mm (0.295in) machine-gun in rear-cockpit
- 22lb (22kg) of bombs on underwing racks
}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite journal |last1=Cortet|first1=Pierre|title=Rétros du Mois |journal=Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire |date=June 1998 |issue=75 |page=4 |trans-title=Retros of the Month |language=French |issn=1243-8650}}
Category:Aircraft manufactured in Switzerland
Category:1930s Swiss military reconnaissance aircraft