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LIPNUR Belalang

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Wingspan
  
9.47 m

First flight
  
1958

Length
  
7.7 m

Manufacturer
  
Indonesian Aerospace

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The LIPNUR Belalang (grasshopper in Indonesian) was a military trainer aircraft built in small numbers in Indonesia in the late 1950s. It was essentially a Piper Cub converted to give it a low wing.

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Variants

  • Belalang 85 - single prototype
  • Belalang 90 - five production aircraft
  • Belalang 90A - 75 kW (100 hp) Continental O-200 engine replacing 67 kW (90 hp) Continental C-90-12F of earlier versions, sliding canopy, revised undercarriage.

    • Specifications (90A)

    Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.70 m (25 ft 3½ in)
  • Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 15.0 m² (161.5 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: USA-35B
  • Aspect ratio: 6
  • Empty weight: 230 kg (506 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 330 kg (726 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200-A air-cooled flat-four, 75 kW (100 hp)

    • Performance

  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (70 knots, 80 mph)
  • Range: 564 km (304 nmi, 350 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 2.3 m/s (460 ft/min)

    • References

    LIPNUR Belalang Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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