The MKEK-4 Uğur (Turkish: "Luck") was a basic trainer aircraft which was used by the Turkish Air Force between 1955-1963.
They were originally developed as the THK-15, and in total, 57 Uğurs were produced in Turkey, all of which were used in the Turkish AF Flight School except three which were donated to the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
Specifications
Data from Lucky or Not?,[1] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59,[2] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1955-56[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 15.9 m2 (171 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 5.7
- Airfoil: Clark YH
- Empty weight: 664.5 kg (1,465 lb)
- Gross weight: 923 kg (2,035 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 90 L (23.8 US gal; 19.8 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cyl inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 108 kW (145 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Fairey-Reed fixed-pitch metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
- Cruise speed: 177 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn) economical cruise
- 192 km/h (119 mph; 104 kn) maximum cruise
- Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn) (flaps down)
- Range: 512 km (318 mi, 276 nmi)
- Endurance: 3.25 hours
- Service ceiling: 4,575 m (15,010 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)
- Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft): 335 m (1,099 ft)
- Landing distance from 15 m (49 ft): 366 m (1,201 ft)
