EKW C-36

EKW C-3603 D-FRBI/C-547 private/Swiss AF coloursEKW C-3603 D-FRBI/C-547 private/Swiss Air Force colours
  • Role: Ground-attack aircraft
  • National origin: Switzerland
  • Manufacturer: EKW
  • First flight: 15 May 1939
  • Introduction: 1942
  • Primary user: Swiss Air Force
  • Number built: 175
  • Variants: F+W C-3605

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 10.23 m (33 ft 2⅓ in)
  • Wingspan: 13.74 m (45 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.29 m (10 ft 9½ in)
  • Wing area: 28.4 m2 (305.7 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 2,315 kg (5,103 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,085 kg (9,006 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Y-51, 746 kW (1,000 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 476 km/h (296 mph)
  • Range: 680 km (425 miles)
  • Endurance: 2 hours
  • Service ceiling: 8,700 m (28,550 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 10.4 m/s (2,050 ft/min)

Armament

  • 1× 20 mm cannon and 2× 7.5 mm machine guns fixed forward firing
  • 2× 7.5 mm machine guns in rear cockpit
  • 400 kg (880 lb) bombs