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Zmaj R-1 ✕ Swearingen Merlin ✕
Manufacturer Zmaj aircraft Fairchild
Description The Zmaj R-1 () was a twin-engined prototype bomber produced by Zmaj aircraft of the former Yugoslavia, designed in the 1930s. The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas.
First Flight 1940-04-24 1965-04-13
Production End 1998-01-01
Service End 1941-01-01
Designer D.Stankov Ed Swearingen
Type business aircraft
Length (m) 12.78 12.8016
Height (m) 2.5 4.8768
Cockpit Crew 3 2
Max Seating 9
Max Speed (km/h) 450
Cruise Speed (km/h) 320 555.5995
Min Speed (km/h) 170.3839
Max Ceiling (m) 10000 8229.6
Rate of Climb (m/s) 5.55 13.462
Armament 2x 20 mm Oerlikon cannon, and 4x 7.9 mm machine guns; 1600 kg of bombs carried internally
Capacity Description up to 9 passengers
National Origin Yugoslavia
Number Built 1
Powerplant Description 2 × Hispano-Suiza 14AB 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 552 kW (740 hp) each 2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10U-503G turboprops, 671 kW (900 hp) each
Primary Users Yugoslav Royal Air Force
Status retired Out of production, in service
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zmaj_R-1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin
Flat Wing Span (m) 14.4 14.0208
Flat Wing Area (m²) 33.8 25.7806
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio 7.71
Aircraft Engine Hispano-Suiza 14AB
Number of Engines 2 2