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Edrissa TE-05 (Kingdom of Mali)
Role | Fighter |
Place of origin | Mali |
Manufacturer | Edrissa |
First flight | December 1941 |
Introduction | February 1943 |
Primary users | Mali Air Force |
Retired | 1945 |
Numbers built | 38 |
The Edrissa TE-05 is a Mali fighter aircraft, of which only 38 were built before the armistice.
In 1940, Edrissa started work on a version of the TE-04 that was powered by a Daimler-Benz DB 603. They completed the construction of the prototype (without the engine). The project was kept secret and no information was disclosed to the public until 1941, when the TE-05 took flight. It entered service in 1943 and was retired in 1945 after the surrender of Mali to the Allied forces.
Operators
Mali
—• Mali Air Force
Zaire
—• Zaire Air Force
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.73 m
Wingspan: 11 m
Height: 3.15 m
Empty weight: 2,600 kg
Max takeoff weight: 3,610 kg
Powerplant: 1x Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine,1,455 hp
Performance
Maximum speed: 628 km/h at 6,950 m
Range: 1,000 km
Service ceiling: 11,500 m
Rate of climb: 20 m/s
Armament
Guns:
- 2x 12.7 mm machine guns in upper cowling (350 rpg)
- 1x 20 mm cannon firing through propeller hub (150 rpg)
- 2x 20 mm cannon in wings (200 rpg)