Karhumäki Karhu 48B
| Karhu 48B | |
|---|---|
 Karhumäki Karhu 48B in Finnish Aviation Museum | |
| General information | |
| Type | Light aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Veljekset Karhumäki O/Y |
| History | |
| First flight | 1948 |
The Karhumäki Karhu 48B was a Finnish 1950s four-seat monoplane.
Development
The Veljekset Karhumäki O/Y company had been formed in 1924 and concerned itself with licence manufacturing.[1] In 1948 the company designed and built a prototype of the Karhu 48, a high-wing four-seat monoplane of mixed construction, with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and fabric-covered wooden wings. This was followed up in 1949 with a second example, the Karhu 48B.[2] A small number were built including a number on floats.
Specifications (Karhu 48B)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) (landplane)
- Wingspan: 11.54 m (37 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 17.31 m2 (186.3 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 813 kg (1,792 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming O-435A 6-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 140 kW (190 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Aeromatic 220 variable-pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 229 km/h (142 mph, 124 kn)
- Cruise speed: 186 km/h (116 mph, 100 kn)
- Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
References
- Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: The McGraw Hill Book Company.
- Green, William; Pollinger, Gerald (1965). The Aircraft of the World (3rd ed.). London: Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers (2nd ed.). Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.