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Designed by Alfred Renard as a replacement for the
Fairey Firefly in service with the Aviation Militaire, the
R-36 was flown for the first time on 5 November 1937. Of
all-metal construction and carrying an armament of one
engine-mounted 20mm cannon and four wing-mounted
7.7mm machine guns, the R-36 was powered
by a 910hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs 12-cylinder Vee-type
liquid-cooled engine. Various modifications were introduced
during the test programme - notably the relocation
of the radiator bath and the enlargement of the
rudder - and, late in 1938, the government took an
option on a batch of 40 aircraft. The loss of the prototype
on 17 January 1939 resulted in the programme
being placed in abeyance and then dropped when the
decision was taken to procure Hawker Hurricanes.
 | A three-view drawing (1280 x 916) |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2470 kg | 5445 lb |
| Empty weight | 1770 kg | 3902 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.64 m | 38 ft 2 in |
| Length | 8.80 m | 28 ft 10 in |
| Height | 2.90 m | 9 ft 6 in |
| Wing area | 20.00 m2 | 215.28 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 505 km/h | 314 mph |
| Range | 1000 km | 621 miles |
| John Thompson, johnjtboat(@)sbcglobal.net, 03.03.2007 The general specifications and profile of this airplane seem to be similar to the later North American NA-73 (A-36/P-51)design. Could there be a relationship? |
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