C-64A Norseman
(Dilencongkan daripada Noorduyn Norseman)
C-64A Norseman / Noorduyn Norseman merupakan kapal terbang belukar berkipas enjin tunggal Kanada yang direka bagi berlepas dari permukaan tidak diratakan. Kapal terbang Norseman diketahui didaftarkan dan/atau beroperasi di 68 negara diseluruh dunia dan juga telah ditempatkan dan diterbangkan di benua Artik dan Antartika.
| C-64A Norseman/Noorduyn Norseman | |
|---|---|
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| Penempatan Viking Noorduyn Norseman CF-FQI di Tasik Merah, Ontario, 2009 | |
| Peranan | Kapal terbang penerbangan umum |
| Pengeluar | Noorduyn Aircraft Ltd |
| Direka oleh | Robert B.C. Noorduyn |
| Penerbangan pertama | 14 November 1935 |
| Status | Sekitar 18 kekal dalam perkhidmatan |
| Syarikat penerbangan utama | Pengendali kapal terbang lasak ("Bush plane") seluruh dunia |
| Jumlah dibina | 904, termasuk prototaip |
Pengguna tentera
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- Tentera Udara DiRaja Australian - 14 kapal terbang berkhidmat dengan RAAF dari 1943 hingga 1946.
- No. 1 Communications Unit RAAF
- No. 3 Communications Unit RAAF
- No. 4 Communications Unit RAAF
- No. 5 Communications Unit RAAF
- No. 7 Communications Unit RAAF
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force
Spesifikasi
sunting| General Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Length (wheels) | 32.33 ka (9.85 m) |
| Height | 10.08 ka (3.07 m) |
| Cabin Length | 10.46 ka (3.19 m) |
| Cabin Width | 4.21 ft (max) |
| Cabin Height | 4.46 ft (max) |
| Seats | Up to 10 |
| Wingspan | 51.5 ka (15.7 m) |
| Wing Area | 325 ka2 (30 m2) |
| Wing Loading | 22.8 lb/sq ft |
| Standard Empty Weight | 4,240 lb |
| Max Takeoff Weight (wheels) | 7,400 lb |
| Max Takeoff Weight (floats) | 7,540 lb |
| Average Useful Load | 3,160 lb |
| Payload with Full Fuel | 1,825 lb |
| Fuel Capacity, Standard | 242 gal / 1452 lb |
| Oil Capacity | 23 gal / 172.5 lb |
| Powerplant | |
| Type | Radial piston engine |
| Make & Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1 |
| Power Developed | 600 hp @ 2250 rpm |
| Power Loading | 12.3 lb/hp |
| Propeller | |
| Type | Constant-speed, 3 blade |
| Make | Hamilton Standard |
| Diameter | 108.75 inches |
| Performance | |
| Takeoff Distance Over 50' Obstacle | 1,645 ka (501 m) |
| Rate of Climb, Sea Level | 591 ft/min |
| Max Cruise Speed (10,000 ft) | 130 KTAS |
| Range, max (10,000 ft) | 810 nm |
| Service Ceiling | 17,000 ka (5,200 m) |
| Landing Distance over 50' obstacle (no reverse) | 1,300 ka (400 m) |
| Speeds | Knots Indicated Airspeed (KIAS) |
| Best rate of climb (Vy) | 87 knot (161 km/j) |
| Maximum - Flaps extended (Vfe) | 94 knot (174 km/j) |
| Maximum - operating (Vmo) | 130 knot (241 km/j)/141 mph (wheels), 138 mph (skis), 134 mph (floats) |
| Stall, clean (Vs1) | 65 knot (120 km/j) |
| Stall, landing configuration (Vso) | 59 knot (109 km/j) |
| General | |
| Span (incl Navigation Lights) | 51 ft 8 inches |
| Length (overall) | 32 ft 4 inches |
| Height | 13 ft 9 inches |
| Height (tail wheel on ground) | 10 ft 1 inch |
| Fuselage | Including stubs, unless otherwise noted |
| Width (max without stubs) | 53 inches |
| Width (max with stubs) | 99 inches |
| Height (max without radio mast) | 90 inches |
| Height (max with radio mast) | 108.5 inches |
| Length (without engine mount) | 307 inches |
| Length (with engine mount) | 321 inches |
| Wings | |
| Airfoil Section at root | NACA 2412 |
| Airfoil Section at tip | NACA 2412 |
| Chord at root | 87 inches |
| Chord near tip | 87 inches |
| Angle of Incidence | +3° |
| Dihedral (measured along front spar) | 2.5° |
| Sweepback Angle | 0° |
| Wing Area (less ailerons) | 296.3 sq ft |
| Aileron Area (total) | 28.70 sq ft |
| Flap Area (total) | 30.80 sq ft |
| Tail | |
| Horizontal Stabilizer Span | 13 ft 10 7/8 inches |
| Horizontal Stabilizer Chord | 2 ft 3 5/8 inches |
| Horizontal Stabilizer Area (including elevators) | 60.06 sq ft |
| Elevator Area (including trim tabs) | 31.56 sq ft |
| Elevator Trim Tabs Area (total) | 1.39 sq ft |
| Vertical Stabilizer Area | 14.68 sq ft |
| Rudder Area (including trim tab) | 19.04 sq ft |
| Rudder Trim Tab Area | 0.125 sq ft |
Rujukan
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- Bibliography
- Grant, Robert S. Noorduyn Norseman: Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, Norseman Capital of the World. Red Lake, Ontario: Norseman Floatplane Festival, 2007. (booklet)
- Mathisrud, Nils. Norwegian Wings #1: Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IV & Mk. VI. Oslo: FlyGloster Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-82-92822-00-5.
- Milberry, Larry. Aviation in Canada. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1979. ISBN 0-07-082778-8.
- Munson, Kenneth. Bombers, Patrol and Transport Aircraft 1939-1945. London: Blandford Press, 1969. ISBN 0-7537-0919-8.