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Top speed
  
201 km/h

Length
  
8.44 m

Wingspan
  
12 m

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The THK 11 was a 1940s prototype Turkish four-seat monoplane, designed and built by Turkish: 'Türk Hava Kurumu' (THK - Turkish Aeronautical Association).

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Design and development

The THK-11 was a high-wing twin-boom cantilever cabin monoplane with a 135 hp (101 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine driving a pusher propeller. It has a fixed nose-wheel landing gear and was first flown in 1947.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 18.7 m2 (201 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 828 kg (1,825 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major four-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line engine, 101 kW (135 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 201 km/h (125 mph; 109 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 164 km/h (102 mph; 89 kn)
  • Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)

    • References

    THK-11 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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