Naval Air Establishment Chiang Hung

Chiang Hung
Role Reconnaissance seaplane
Manufacturer Naval Air Establishment
Primary user Chinese Navy
Number built 2

The Naval Air Establishment Chiang Hung (江鴻 - "River Swan") was a reconnaissance seaplane developed for the Chinese Navy in the late 1920s. It was a conventional biplane design with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span and accommodation for the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. The landing gear consisted of twin pontoons.

Operators

 China

Specifications

Data from A History of Chinese Aviation[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 740 kg (1,628 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,596 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 123 kW (165 hp)

Performance

Notes

  1. ↑ Andersson 2008, p. 238.

References

  • Andersson, Lennart (2008). A History of Chinese Aviation: Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949. Taipei, Republic of China: AHS of ROC. ISBN 978-957-28533-3-7.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 254.
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1933. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. 1933. pp. 86c.
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