| Walraven 2 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Twin-engined cabin monoplane |
| National origin | Indonesia |
| Designer | L W Walraven |
| First flight | 4 January 1935 |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Number built | 1 |
The Walraven 2 was an Indonesian twin-engine cabin monoplane, designed by Dutchman L.W. Walraven and built by personnel of the Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force during the 1930s.[1]
The Walraven 2 was a two-seat low-wing cabin monoplane powered by two Pobjoy Niagara radial engines.[2] Utilising a Goettingen 681 airfoil,[3] the aircraft was designed by Laurens Walraven, who was Chief Engineer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, to the specification for a Chinese millionaire, Khouw Khe Hein.[4]
The aircraft first flew on 4 January 1935.[2] Finding the aircraft to be satisfactory, Khouw intended to start an aircraft company in the Netherlands East Indies, to build aircraft designed by Walraven.[5] To promote this venture, the Walraven 2 was flown from Indonesia to the Netherlands and back at the end of 1935.[2]
Despite this promising start to the venture, Khouw was killed in an air crash in February 1938, and the factory plan came to naught. The aircraft was placed in storage shortly thereafter, and was destroyed on 19 February 1942 in a Japanese air attack.[2]
Data from [2]1000aircraftphotos.com
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