LIPNUR Sikumbang

The LIPNUR Sikumbang (manufacturer designation X-01) was a low-wing monoplane of mixed construction built in Indonesia in 1954 as a COIN and anti-guerrilla-warfare aircraft. Of conventional configuration, it had fixed tricycle undercarriage and seated the pilot under a bubble canopy. A single example was built under the designation NU-200 in 1954, and another as the NU-225 in 1957. The latter machine was grounded in 1967.

Specifications (NU-200)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 10.61 m (34 ft 10 in)
• Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 16.9 m² (182 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.6:1
• Airfoil: NACA 23015 at root, NACA 23009 at tip
• Empty weight: 795 kg (1,753 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,090 kg (2,403 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 205 L (54 US gal; 45 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Six air-cooled inverted six-cylinder inline engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch

Performance

• Maximum speed: 256 km/h (159 mph; 138 kn)
• Cruise speed: 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)
• Range: 960 km (597 mi; 518 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,030 m (16,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.1 m/s (1,000 ft/min)

References

• Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company. 
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 61. 
• Harapan dan Tanggapan Pemerhati dan Mitra