Kemény K-02 Szellő
MÁV Istvántelki Főműhely · Hungary · first flew 1949 · glider
The Kemény K-02 Szellő (Breeze) was a Hungarian training glider from the late 1940s. Ninety were produced.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.5 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- All-wood high-wing pod-and-boom design
- Rectangular inner wing to about half span with tapered outer panels
- Open cockpit below the wing leading edge
Each bracing strut ran from the bottom of the fuselage to the spar at 25 per cent span, with a single main spar and a plywood D-box leading edge.
Specifications
- The Kemény K-02 Szellő has a length of 6.5 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.6 m (41 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 140 km/h (87 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Sándor Kemény's K-01 came second in a 1948 competition for a primary trainer, so he redesigned it as the K-02 for better soaring ability. The prototype first flew on 10 September 1949.
Variants
The production K-02b omitted the wire bracing of the prototype and had Rubik-type airbrakes.
Where you'll see it
It was intended to let pilots reach their Silver C badge.
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