DAR-10
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| DAR-10A | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Light bomber and reconnaissance | |
| Crew | 2 | |
| First flight | July 1941 | |
| Entered service | - | |
| Manufacturer | DAR | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 9.54 m | in |
| Wingspan | 12.20 m | in |
| Height | m | in |
| Wing area | 22.2 m² | ft² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 1,843 kg | lb |
| Loaded | 2,570 kg | lb |
| Maximum takeoff | kg | lb |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines 1 x | Alfa Romeo 126 RC34 | |
| Power 1 x | ||
| 582 kW | 780 hp | |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 410 km/h | mph |
| Combat range | 1,170 km | miles |
| Ferry range | km | miles |
| Service ceiling | 7,250 m | ft |
| Rate of climb | m/s | ft/min |
| Armament | ||
| Guns | 4 x machine guns: 2 x 7.92 mm fixed in wings 2 x 7.7 mm in rear upper station 1 x 20 mm gun in nose (?) | |
| Bombs | 500 kg | lb |
The DAR-10 was the Bulgarian light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype, designed in the DAR (Darzhavna Aeroplanna Rabotilnica, meaning literally 'State Airplane Workshop') factory in Bozhurishche, near the capital Sofia.
The first prototype of DAR-10A Bekas (Bulgarian: "snipe") first flew in July 1941. It was powered by the Alfa Romeo 126 RC34 9-cylinder radial engine, with a power of 780 hp (582 kW). It was armed with 4 x machine guns (2 fixed) and possibly with one 20mm gun. It could carry 500 kg bombs (5 x 100 kg). In the summer of 1942, the prototype crashed. DAR-10A showed good characteristics, but the high-wing reconnaissance-bomber plane KB-11 Fazan was chosen for a production instead.
The second improved prototype was first flew only in March 1945. It had a designation DAR-10F (for Fiat). It was slightly heavier and longer, powered by a stronger Fiat A74 RC38 14-cylinder radial engine, with a power of 960 hp (716 kW). It developed a speed of 454 km/h. Thanks to a stronger construction and richer wing mechanization, it could serve also as a dive bomber. Its gunnery armament consisted of 2 guns 20 mm in a nose, 2 machineguns in wings and 2 machineguns of a rear gunner. It could carry 650 kg bombs (1 x 250 kg and 4 x 100 kg) - or 450 kg, according to other data. However, in 1945 the aircraft has not been satisfactory anymore, and it was canceled.
Contrary to popular information, DAR-10 was not produced in series.
The aircraft was conventional in layout, with low wings, all-metal. The crew consisted of two: pilot and an observer/ rear gunner. An undercarriage was fixed, covered with aerodynamic covers. The bombs were carried under the wings.
Links:
- BULGARIAN MILITARY AVIATION (http://www.geocities.com/bulgarian_aviation/english1.htm)
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