| Belalang | |
|---|---|
| Role | Military trainer |
| Manufacturer | Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia, Depot Penjelidikan, Pertjobaan dan Pembuatan/LIPNUR |
| First flight | 17 April 1958[1] |
The LIPNUR Belalang (grasshopper in Indonesian) was a military trainer aircraft built in small numbers in Indonesia in the late 1950s. It was essentially a Piper Cub converted to give it a low wing.
Variants[]
- Belalang 85 - single prototype
- Belalang 90 - five production aircraft
- Belalang 90A - 75 kW (100 hp) Continental O-200 engine replacing 67 kW (90 hp) Continental C-90-12F of earlier versions, sliding canopy, revised undercarriage.[1]
Specifications (90A)[]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.70 m (25 ft 3½ in)
- Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 15.0 m² (161.5 sq ft)
- Airfoil: USA-35B
- Aspect ratio: 6
- Empty weight: 230 kg (506 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 330 kg (726 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200-A air-cooled flat-four, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (70 knots, 80 mph)
- Range: 564 km (304 nmi, 350 miles[2])
- Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,000 ft[2])
- Rate of climb: 2.3 m/s (460 ft/min)
References[]
- Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1965.
The original article can be found at LIPNUR Belalang and the edit history here.