Fleet Finch
FLeet Finch
The Fleet Finch (Fleet Model 16) is a two-seat, tandem training biplane produced by Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario. There were a number of variants mainly based on engine variations. Over several years beginning in 1939, a total of 447 Finches were built, nearly all (431) of them for use as elementary trainers in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during the Second World War.
Fleet Finch instructor and student cocpit
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 21 ft 8 in (6.64 m)
Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Wing area: 194.4 ft2 (59.25 m2)
Empty weight: 1,222 lb (509 kg)
Gross weight: 2,000 lb (908 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Kinner B-5 five-cylinder radial piston engine, 125 hp ( kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 104 mph (167 km/h)
Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h)
Range: 300 miles (483 km)
Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Rate of climb: 435 ft/min (2 m/s)
Navigation
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William Uyen
November 18, 1943 HisStory during the Air-battle of Berlin March 31, 1944
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