aircraft:zaeber_z
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| Zaeber Z | |
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 Zaeber Z.3, 1942 |
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| Role | Fighter-bomber |
| National origin | Wingarde |
| Manufacturer | Zaeber Schwerindustrie |
| Designer | Florian & Gustav Zaeber |
| First flight | 30 September 1940 |
| Introduction | 2 December 1941 |
| Retired | 1953–1960 |
| Primary users | Wingarde Federal Air Force Lucretian Republican Air Force |
| Produced | 1941–1951 |
| Variants | ??? |
The Zaeber Z was a line of single-seat, single-engine fighters developed by Zaeber Schwerindustrie in the 1940s, the conglomerate's sole incursion into aircraft design. Highly successful from its inception, the Tzett formed the bulk of the heavier side of the Wingardian Federal Air Force fighter corps for the decade, complementing the more agile Grünjacke. The Z's powerful engine and more robust airframe better suited it for ground attack and bomber interception missions.
Variants
- Z.1 (1940): The prototype version.
- Z.2 (1941): The first production variant.
- Z.3 (1942):
- Z.4 (1943):
- Z.5 (1943): 1,600 hp
- Z.6 (1944): 1,600 hp
- Z.7 (1944): 1,800 hp + WEP
- Z.8 (1945): 2,000 hp + WEP
- Z.9 (1946):
Specifications (Zaeber Z.5)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Length: 9.13 m
- Wingspan: 11.50 m
- Height: 3.20 m
- Empty weight: 4,421 kg
- Max. takeoff weight: 5,710 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × XXXX inverted liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,193 kW (1,600 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 700 km/h at altitude
- Range: 1,200 km
- Service ceiling: 12,200 m
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 × 12.7mm (.50 in) XXXX machine guns, mounted in the nose
- 4 × 20mm Zaeber ZK3 cannons, mounted in the wings
- Rockets: 8 × 127mm high velocity aircraft rockets
- Bombs: 2 × 250 kg bombs or 2 × 500 kg bombs or 2 × 250-litre drop tank
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