Airplanes/Non-aligned/Switzerland/1-Fighters/MS-406/MS-406_D-3800.htm | Up-dated: |
Fl.Kp.4, Swiss
Air Force - Autumn 1942. Tthe Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 engine was changed to a 12Y-77, of the same power, built under license by Adolph Saurer AG. The Swiss replaced the drum-fed machine guns with Waffenfakrik model 1929 band-fed machine guns (the 20 mm gun was a FM-K 38 Wafenfabrik) |
Swiss Air Force
- Circa 1944. I n 1943, the D-3800 still in service were modified to approach the standard D-3801, without however losing their original designation. |
Ms-406
Specifications |
General |
Type:
Fighter |
Engine |
Hispano-Suiza 12 Y | 860 hp | Pistons |
Dimensions/Masses |
Length: 8.15 m | Width:
10.65 m | Height: 2.82 m Weight: 1893 kg | Max. Combat Weight: 2720 kg |
Performances |
Max. Speed: 486 km/h | Ceiling: 9850 m | Range: 900 km |
Armament |
MG:
1 x 20mm Hispano-Suiza HS-9 or HS-404 & |