The ICAR 36 / ICAR Comercial (sic), variously also known as the ICAR M 36, Messerschmitt M 36 or BFW M.36, was a Messerschmitt design built and tested by the Romanian company ICAR in the mid-1930s. It was a small, single-engine high-wing airliner, the first civil transport aircraft built in Romania.
In April 1933, Erhard Milch, previously head of Deutsche Luft Hansa, was appointed Secretary of State for Air. Relations between Milch and Willy Messerschmitt had been bad ever since the cancellation and later re-ordering of the BFW M.20 by Luft Hansa, and the future of orders for BFW looked bleak. That summer, a visit was made to Romania, where an order was placed by Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești (ICAR) for the design of a small airliner, to be built by them in Romania. ICAR designated it the ICAR 36; Messerschmitt, working at BFW referred to it as the M 36.[2]
Descriptionedit
The ICAR 36 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction, with a closed cockpit, single engine, and fixed landing gear. It had a welded steel tube fuselage, covered with plywood, and tapered single-spar, plywood-covered wings. The crew of two sat in the cockpit, forward of the wing, which was equipped with a radio and could be fitted with twin controls. The cabin for six passengers, with wide rectangular windows and access doors at the rear, was aft and below the cockpit / wings. There were also two baggage compartments.[2]
One aircraft (YR-ACS) was built, later modified with a cabin for five passengers and two luggage compartments. Initially intended to be powered by a licence-built 340 kW (450 hp) Gnome & Rhône 7K radial engine, the aircraft was eventually fitted with a 280 kW (380 hp) Armstrong Siddeley Serval I ten-cylinder radial engine in a NACA cowling.,[1] which was, in turn, replaced with a 220 kW (300 hp) Lorraine 7M Mizar 47, driving a three-bladed propeller.[2] The fixed landing gear was supported by long faired vertical struts to the wings, with teardrop spats over the mainwheels and a tailwheel at the end of the fuselage.
A tri-motor development was planned, but not realized.
Operational historyedit
Only one aircraft was built, operated by LARES on several internal routes including the Bucharest to Cernauti route.[2]
^ abBernád, Dénes. . Aviatia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ abcdeSmith, J Richard (1971). Messerschmitt an aircraft album. London: Ian Allan. ISBN0-7110-0224-X.
Further readingedit
Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905 – 1974. Brasov.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ICAR Comercial.
Photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba site
April 13, 2024
icar, comercial, icar, variously, also, known, icar, messerschmitt, messerschmitt, design, built, tested, romanian, company, icar, 1930s, small, single, engine, high, wing, airliner, first, civil, transport, aircraft, built, romania, comercialrole, passenger, . The ICAR 36 ICAR Comercial sic variously also known as the ICAR M 36 Messerschmitt M 36 or BFW M 36 was a Messerschmitt design built and tested by the Romanian company ICAR in the mid 1930s It was a small single engine high wing airliner the first civil transport aircraft built in Romania I C A R 36 ComercialRole Passenger aircraftNational origin Germany amp RomaniaManufacturer Intreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Romanești ICAR Designer Willy MesserschmittFirst flight 1934Introduction 1936Primary user LARESNumber built 1 1 Contents 1 Design amp development 2 Description 3 Operational history 4 Operators 5 Specifications I C A R 36 Comercial 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksDesign amp development editIn April 1933 Erhard Milch previously head of Deutsche Luft Hansa was appointed Secretary of State for Air Relations between Milch and Willy Messerschmitt had been bad ever since the cancellation and later re ordering of the BFW M 20 by Luft Hansa and the future of orders for BFW looked bleak That summer a visit was made to Romania where an order was placed by Intreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Romanești ICAR for the design of a small airliner to be built by them in Romania ICAR designated it the ICAR 36 Messerschmitt working at BFW referred to it as the M 36 2 Description editThe ICAR 36 was a high wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction with a closed cockpit single engine and fixed landing gear It had a welded steel tube fuselage covered with plywood and tapered single spar plywood covered wings The crew of two sat in the cockpit forward of the wing which was equipped with a radio and could be fitted with twin controls The cabin for six passengers with wide rectangular windows and access doors at the rear was aft and below the cockpit wings There were also two baggage compartments 2 nbsp One aircraft YR ACS was built later modified with a cabin for five passengers and two luggage compartments Initially intended to be powered by a licence built 340 kW 450 hp Gnome amp Rhone 7K radial engine the aircraft was eventually fitted with a 280 kW 380 hp Armstrong Siddeley Serval I ten cylinder radial engine in a NACA cowling 1 which was in turn replaced with a 220 kW 300 hp Lorraine 7M Mizar 47 driving a three bladed propeller 2 The fixed landing gear was supported by long faired vertical struts to the wings with teardrop spats over the mainwheels and a tailwheel at the end of the fuselage A tri motor development was planned but not realized Operational history editOnly one aircraft was built operated by LARES on several internal routes including the Bucharest to Cernauti route 2 Operators edit nbsp RomaniaLARESSpecifications I C A R 36 Comercial editData from 2 General characteristicsCrew two Capacity six 960 kg 2 120 lb payload Length 9 8 m 32 ft 2 in Wingspan 15 4 m 50 ft 6 in Height 2 8 m 9 ft 2 in Wing area 155 m2 1 670 sq ft Empty weight 1 320 kg 2 910 lb Gross weight 2 250 kg 4 960 lb Powerplant 1 Armstrong Siddeley Serval I 10 cyl double row air cooled radial piston engine 250 kW 340 hp Performance Maximum speed 235 km h 146 mph 127 kn Cruise speed 220 km h 140 mph 120 kn Stall speed 89 km h 55 mph 48 kn Range 700 km 430 mi 380 nmi Service ceiling 4 500 m 14 800 ft See also editRelated development Messerschmitt M 18Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era PWS 24bis Lockheed VegaReferences edit a b Bernad Denes Rumania s Aircraft Production The First Twenty Five Years Aviatia Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 27 February 2016 a b c d e Smith J Richard 1971 Messerschmitt an aircraft album London Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0224 X Further reading editGugju Ion Gheorghe Iacobescu ovidiu Ionescu Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905 1974 Brasov External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to ICAR Comercial Photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ICAR Comercial amp oldid 1133652283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
