PropertyValue
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rdfs:label
  • EFW N-20
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  • The EFW N-20 Aiguillon () was Switzerland's first indigenous jet fighter aircraft. The Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory developed a design for a four-engined swept winged fighter following the end of the Second World War. During the test programme an unpowered glider was built and flown. A turbojet powered test aircraft, known as the Arbalète () also flew. The N-20 design was not produced, both the single Aiguillon and Arbalète airframes survive and are on public display at the Flieger-Flab-Museum, Dübendorf, the glider test aircraft was destroyed in an accident.
owl:sameAs
empty weight kg
  • 1400
  • 1800
  • 9000
  • 9470
dcterms:subject
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range km
  • 250
  • 500
  • 1200
Guns
  • 2
Status
  • Cancelled
eng1 type
  • turbojet
  • turbofan
  • Rocket Jato 12
more performance
  • Glidingfactor 15.1
gross weight kg
  • 11920
primary user
Type
hardpoint other
  • exchange Weapon container
  • exchange Weaponcontainer
wing area sqft
  • 570
height m
  • 2.300000
  • 3.130000
  • 3.670000
span m
  • 7.560000
  • 12.600000
climb rate ms
  • 88
perfhide
  • Y
Manufacturer
max speed kmh
  • 700
  • 720
  • 1000
  • 1070
eng1 kn
  • 0.980000
  • 6.200000
  • 33.300000
ceiling m
  • 8000
  • 11000
  • 15500
cruise speed kmh
  • 570
length m
  • 7.530000
  • 12.500000
National Origin
  • Switzerland
length ft
  • 41
thrust original
  • 12.0
  • 100.0
Height ft
  • 12
First Flight
  • 1952-04-08
span ft
  • 41
gross weight lb
  • 19200
span in
  • 4
wing area sqm
  • 19.100000
  • 19.440000
  • 54
  • 62.500000
prime units?
  • met
Crew
  • 1
Number Built
  • 1
eng1 name
ref
  • The Swiss N-20 Jet Fighter Bomber.
eng1 number
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
abstract
  • The EFW N-20 Aiguillon () was Switzerland's first indigenous jet fighter aircraft. The Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory developed a design for a four-engined swept winged fighter following the end of the Second World War. During the test programme an unpowered glider was built and flown. A turbojet powered test aircraft, known as the Arbalète () also flew. The N-20 design was not produced, both the single Aiguillon and Arbalète airframes survive and are on public display at the Flieger-Flab-Museum, Dübendorf, the glider test aircraft was destroyed in an accident.