| Thulin K | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Single- or two-seat fighter |
| National origin | Sweden |
| Manufacturer | AB Thulinverken |
| Designer | Enoch Thulin |
| Primary user | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Number built | 17 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1917 |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Retired | 1920 |
TheThulin K was a Swedish naval fighter aircraft in the 1910s. It was operated by both the Swedish and Dutch armed forces.
Dr. Enoch Thulin, of AB Thulinverken, designed the Thulin K in December 1916. It was a shoulder-wing monoplane of wooden construction employingwing warping for lateral control. Powered by a 90 hpThulin AGnôme derivedrotary engine, it could be configured as a single seat ortandem seat aircraft.[1]
After initial flights in early 1917, theSwedish Army purchased two of the single seat K versions. However, it was more successful as an export plane; theRoyal Netherlands Navy bought twelve K single seaters and three two seaters between 1917 and 1918. Both types were delivered without armament but the Dutch Navy fitted theirs withmachine guns firing through thepropeller arc and also experimented with 20 mm Madsoncannons.[1]
The aircraft's performance was good - Thulin himself broke the Swedish altitude record in it in 1919. However, on 14 May 1919[2] Thulin's own Thulin K lost anaileron in a steep dive, crashing and killing him. The rest of the K single seaters were written off in 1920 and the two seaters were withdrawn in 1922.[citation needed]
Data from Green 1994[1]
General characteristics
Performance
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