Rotter Karakán
| Karkan | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Single-seat high performance glider |
| National origin | Hungary |
| Manufacturer | "Ezermester" Boy Scout Group (MOVERO workshop) |
| Designer | Lajos Rotter |
| First flight | 4 August 1933 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Rotter Karakán or just the Karakán was a
Design
Operational history
Specifications
Data from Simons (2006)[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 7.97 m (26 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 21.05 m2 (226.6 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 19
- Empty weight: 230 kg (507 lb)
- Gross weight: 330 kg (728 lb)
Performance
- Wing loading: 15.7 kg/m2 (3.2 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ "Hungarian gliders 1933-2000". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "La démonstration de vol à voile". Les Ailles. 16 (788): p.10. 23 July 1936.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Simons, Martin (2006). Sailplanes 1920-1945 (2nd revised ed.). Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. p. 192. ISBN 3 9806773 4 6.