LIPNUR Kunang

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NU-25 Kunang
NU25 Kunang Cockpit.jpg
Cockpit of a LIPNUR Kunang
RoleSports aircraft
Manufacturer Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia, Depot Penjelidikan, Pertjobaan dan Pembuatan/LIPNUR
Designer Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo (id) [1]
First flight2 November 1958 [2]
StatusRetired
Number built1
VariantsLIPNUR Kunang, The original version

LIPNUR Super Kunang, With more powerful engine Volkswagen with 36 horsepower

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The LIPNUR Kunang was a single-seat sports aircraft built in Indonesia that first flew in 1958 in the hope that it would inspire interest in aviation amongst Indonesian youth. The only example that was built was subsequently grounded. It was a single-seat monoplane of conventional layout with fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

A stamp commemorating Nurtanio with NU-25 Kunang at the top right Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo 2003 Indonesia stamp.jpg
A stamp commemorating Nurtanio with NU-25 Kunang at the top right

Aircraft on display

The sole prototype is now on display at the Satriamandala Museum, Jakarta. [3] Some source claimed that the aircraft on display is a replica. [1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Stroud Oct 2017, p.115-116.
  2. "ANTARA Doeloe : Si "Kunang" pertama terketjil di Indonesia mulai terbang (originally published in 3 November 1958)". antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 12 November 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. de Jong, Peter (21 December 2018). "Aviation Photo #5322367 Lipnur NU-25 Kunang - Indonesia - Air Force". airliners.net. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. Taylor 1961, p. 95.