Focke-Wulf S 24
The Focke-Wulf S 24 Kiebitz (German: "Lapwing") was a sport aircraft built in Germany in the later 1920s. It was a single-bay biplane of conventional design with equal-span, unstaggered wings, braced with N-type interplane struts. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits, and it was fitted with a fixed tailskid undercarriage. The wings could be folded for transportation or storage, and the aircraft was designed to be towed by a car. In 1929, the S 24 set a world distance record in its class of 1,601 km (995 mi) and in 1931 was used by Gerd Achgelis to win the German aerobatic championship.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Focke-Wulf
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 1928-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 76 kt
- Max speed
- 76 kt
- Range
- 860.7 nm
- Service ceiling
- 14,100 ft
- Rate of climb
- 4,150 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,257 lb
- Empty weight
- 772 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 4
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 20.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 29.2 ft
- Height
- 7.4 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.