North American NA-35

North American NA-35
Role	Training aircraft
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
First flight	1940
Number built	1

The North American NA-35 was a training aircraft designed by North American Aviation. It was first test-flown in January 1940 by Vance Breese. Although announced for trade the month after, the project was pushed aside by plant expansions and the development of the P-51 Mustang. Further test flights were conducted and construction began on a few more aircraft, but the project remained stagnant until Vega Aircraft Corporation bought the rights to the aircraft in October 1940 to develop into the Vega 35.

Specifications[]

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Wingspan: 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m)
Height: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Wing area: 147.2 sq ft (13.68 m²)
Airfoil: NACA-4416R at root, tapering to NACA-6409R at tip
Empty weight: 1,218 lb (552 kg)
Gross weight: 1,760 lb (798 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Menasco C4S-2 , 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn)
Cruise speed: 124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn)
Range: 305 mi (491 km, 265 nmi)
Service ceiling: 18,500 ft (5,600 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

References[]

^ Juptner, Joseph P. (1993). U.S. Civil Aircraft Series, Volume 8. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8306-4373-8.

External links[]

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[mcgraw-1] Juptner, Joseph P. (1993). U.S. Civil Aircraft Series, Volume 8. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8306-4373-8.

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