SET XV

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SET XV
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RoleFighter
Manufacturer Societatea pentru exploatari technice (SET)
Designer Grigore Zamfirescu
First flight1934
Number built1

The SET XV was a fighter aircraft developed in Romania in the mid-1930s. It was a conventional single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span braced by N-struts. It was fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage with spatted mainwheels. The cockpit was fully enclosed, and the engine was fitted with a NACA cowl. Construction throughout was fabric-covered metal.

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The SET XV was developed to compete for a Romanian Air Force contract for a new fighter. However, before evaluation had even seriously begun, the Polish PZL P.11 was already selected as the winner amidst various claims of impropriety. The sole SET XV prototype was purchased by Ministerul Armatei and assigned to aerobatic training. It was retired from service in 1940, following an accident. [1]

Specifications (SET XV)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937, [2] Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974 [3]

General characteristics

Performance

340 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
323 km/h (201 mph; 174 kn) at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
298 km/h (185 mph; 161 kn) at 8,000 m (26,000 ft)

Armament

Avionics
2-way radio

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References

  1. Dan Antoniu (2014). Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics. p. 119. ISBN   978-973-0-17209-6.
  2. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1937). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1937. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 254c.
  3. Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; Ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974. Brasov. pp. 154–155.

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