| After producing Potez 25 reconnaissance biplanes and Avia BH-33E fighters under licence, the Ikarus factory built the IK-L1, a prototype gull-wing monoplane fighter powered by a 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs engine, and first flown on 22 April 1935. After this crashed a second IK-02 prototype was built, followed by a series of 12 Ikarus IK-2 fighters delivered in early 1939. Generally similar to the earlier prototypes, the IK-2s flew with 107 Eskadrila against the invading Germans in April 1941. Armament comprised one Hispano-Suiza 404 20mm cannon and two synchronised 7.7mm machine-guns.
Twelve Ikarus IK-2s were built for the Yugoslav Air Force and eight survived to fight the German invasion in 1941. It was followed by the IK-3 prototype, which resembled a Hurricane.
D.Donald "The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft", 1997
| A three-view drawing (1276 x 874) |
CREW | 1 |
ENGINE | 1 x 860hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb |
Empty weight | 1502 kg | 3311 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 11.40 m | 37 ft 5 in |
Length | 7.88 m | 26 ft 10 in |
Height | 3.84 m | 13 ft 7 in |
Wing area | 18 m2 | 193.75 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 435 km/h | 270 mph |
Cruise speed | 412 km/h | 256 mph |
Ceiling | 10500 m | 34450 ft |
Range | 400 km | 249 miles |
ARMAMENT | 1 x 20mm cannon, 2 x 7.62mm machine guns |
Barry, 08.01.2014 12:19 The Ikarus company was set up by Hugo Stinnes the man who effectively founded Arado in Germany reply | MarcoO., e-mail, 16.09.2012 13:19 Further Data:Speed 428 km /h at 7440 mt; 340 km /h at S.L.(the 435 k /h data appears incorrect). wing Area=18 square meters. (From William Green's "Warplanes of the second world war-Volume 4") Regars: Marco O. reply | lukasiak65, e-mail, 15.01.2010 20:35 FIRST FLIGHT-1935, CREW-1, ENGINE 1 x 860hp WEIGHTS Empty weight- 1438 kg, Loaded weight- 1930kg DIMENSIONS Wingspan-11.4 m Length-7,87m Height-3,84m PERFORMANCE Max. speed- 428-435km /h , cruise speed- 412km /h Ceiling-10500 m , Range w /max.fuel 400 km ARMAMENT-1 x 20mm + 2x7,92mm machine-guns, reply |
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