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1931
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FLIGHT, APRIL 17, 1931 Front view of the Bloudek monoplane. Note the air scoop in the engine cowling, THE BLOUDEK XV A Jugo-Slav LoW'Wing Monoplane -jfTLTHOUGH Jugo-Slavia can hardly be said to rankC"^\|| amongst the foremost of aircraft-constructing v_X ill countries, it will be apparent from the accom-panying illustrations that this country is capable of producing a business-like looking aircraft in the BloudekXV. Hitherto aircraft in Jugo-Slavia have been principally of French construction, and it is only recently that aircrafthave been designed and constructed in Jugo-Slavia—the Bloudek being one of these.This machine was designed by Stanko Bloudek, and was built by members of the Ljubljana section of the Jugo-slav Aero Club. It is a braced low-wing two-seater mono- plane, intended for training or sport purposes. The wings, in two sections, attached direct to thefuselage, are of wood construction, with " single " bracing by streamlined wires(doubled) to the fuselage (top) and under- carriage (bottom). The forward portionof the wing is covered with plywood, the rest with fabric. Removal of the wings,for transport or housing, is easily and quickly effected. Wood construction isalso employed for the control surfaces. The fuselage, of rectangular cross-sectionwith streamline top, is of wood construction also, the cockpits being arranged in tandemwith the pilot's at the rear. A " V " type undercarriage is employed,with steel tube struts and cross axle, the shock-absorbers being housed within thewheels. The Bloudek XV is fitted with a" Cirrus II " engine, completely enclosed in a very neat aluminium cowling, cooling being effected by means of an air scoop in front, on theexhaust side of the engine. Fuel is carried in two tanks, one in the fuselage and the other in the right wing.The main characteristics of the Bloudek XV are :—Span 9-4 m. (30 ft. 9 in.). Overall length, 6-8 m. (22 ft. 4 in.) ;wing area, 13-2 sq. m. (142 sq. ft.) ; weight empty, 370 kg. (814 lb.) ; useful load, 240 kg. (529-2 lb.) ; weight fullyladen. 610 kg. (1,345 lb.) ; wing loading, 46-2 kg./sq. m. (9-4 1b./sq.ft.) ; power loading, 7-6kg./h.p. (16-75 lb./h.p.) ;speed range, 75-195 k.p.h. (46-6-121 m.p.h.) ; climb to 1,000 m. (3,280 ft.), 3 min. 15 sec. ; ceiling, 5,550 m.,(18,040 ft.) ; normal range, 700-900 km. (435-560 miles) ; take-off in 50 m. (164 ft.) ; land in 80 m. (262 ft.). F. W. JUGO-SLAV LIGHT 'PLANE : The Bloudek monoplane, which is fitted with a "Cirrus II" XV low-wing engine. AT MALTA: H.M. Aircraft Carrier "Eagle" leaving Malta Harbour. 336
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