Kublanov Ku-14

Kublanov Ku-14 was an Aerahwut single-engined reconnaissance three-bay wing structure biplane, using twin floats, designed by Kublanov Luftschiff Unternehmen in 1914 for the Marine Luftflotte aviation forces of the Kaiserlich Marine.

Versions

 * Ku-14
 * Initial production version powered by a HTU N.IV engine, six built.


 * Ku-14b
 * Ku-14 with pilot and observers positions reversed, additional observers-operated machine-gun and powered by 119 kW (160 hp) Kublanov inline piston engine, five built.


 * Ku-14c
 * Main production reconnaissance variant powered by a Vinch.III inline engine, longer twin floats, under tail central float removed, and radio transmitter instead of armament, about 180 built.


 * Ku-14d
 * Scout/Fighter version based on Ku-14c with reduced span wings and reduced length but fitted with a machine-gun on a pivoted mount, five built.


 * Ku-14e
 * Ku-14d with aerodynamic refinements, and duplication of wing-bay bracing cables as a safeguard if the observer has to fire his machine-gun forward through the wings, about 50 built.


 * Ku-14f
 * Ku-14c with aerodynamic refinements and the provision of a radio transmitter and receiver.


 * Ku-14g
 * Main production scout/fighter version, with further aerodynamic improvements and a fixed machine gun, about 130 built.


 * Ku-14h
 * Dual-control trainer version.

Specifications (Ku-14c)
General characteristics Performance Armament
 * Crew: 2
 * Length: 10.27 m (33 ft 8 in)
 * Upper wingspan: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
 * Mid wingspan: 15.15 m (49 ft 8 in)
 * Height: 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
 * Wing area: 52.7 m2 (567 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 984 kg (2,169 lb) to 1,010 kg (2,230 lb)
 * Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,605 lb) to 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
 * Powerplant: 1 × Vinch.III 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
 * Maximum speed: 119–128 km/h (74–80 mph, 64–69 kn)
 * Cruise speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)
 * Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi) to 700 km (430 mi)
 * Endurance: 4-5 hours
 * Time to altitude: 500 m (1,600 ft) in 16 to 28 minutes
 * Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Kleinerschuss MG1914 machine-guns
 * Bombs: 8 × 12 kg (26 lb) bombs