In the late 1930 's. the Czechoslovak air force decided to replace their aging reconnaissance aircraft. The solution should be a modern E-51. Aircraft had mixed construction of wood and metal. The cover was a plywood and dural sheets. The prototype was completed in lete 1937. It first flew on 26.5. 1938. The original plan for serial production with retractable landing gear and more powerfull engine Gnome et Rhone 14M Mars with 570 kW (licensed manufactured by Walter). After the occupation of Czechoslovakia acquired the machine by the Germans. They tested it, but recommend mass production. The reason was similar and own Fw 189.
General characteristicProducer: Ceskomoravská Kolben-Danek a.s., Praha-Karlín in 1938
Number of Produced: 1
Crew: 3
Empty Weight: 3 102 kg (6 839 lb)
Take-off Weight: 4 120 kg (9 083 lb)
Wingspan: 15,60 m (51 ft 2,16 in)
Length: 11,70 m (38 ft 4,62 in)
Height: 3,50 m (11 ft 5,8 in)
Wing Area: 35,44 m2 (381.47 ft2)
Wing Loading: 55 kg/m2 (11.26 lb/ft2)
Number of Engines: 2
Type of Engine: Walter Sagitta I MR, power 368 kW (493 hp) three-blade ground adjustable propeller Ratier
Maximum Speed: 380 km/h in 2500 m (236.1 mph in)
Cruise Speed: 330 km/h in ? m (205.1 mph in ? ft)
Climb Rate: 7 m/s (1 378 ft/min)
Time to Climb to: 7,5 min to 3000 m (7,5 min to 9843 ft)
Service Ceiling: 7 000 m (22 966 ft)
Range: 900 km (559.2 mi)
Armament: 1x 7,92 mm vz.30 machine gun in the root of the wing, 300 rounds
1x flexible 7,92 mm vz.30 machine gun, 540 rounds
1x 200 kg (440 lb) bomb
6x 50 kg(110 lb) bombs
The planned armament 20 mm cannon. This, however, only in the case that the plane does not bear the bombs. E-51 had an internal bomb bay to 200 kg and pylons under the wings.
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