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EKW C-35

first flew 1930· reconnaissance and ground-attack aircraft

EKW C-35, photo 1 of 5
1/5 Sandstein· Public domain

what is it?

The EKW C-35 was a 1930s Swiss two-seat reconnaissance biplane aircraft built by the Swiss Federal Construction Works (Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette, K+W), Thun.

How to recognise it: 1 engine · 13.1 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 335 km/htop speed
  • range 750 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 3,130 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 90made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 96 years ago, in 1930.
  • Top speed is 2.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 13.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight
1930
introduced
1936
retired
1954
status
retired
number built
90
role
reconnaissance and ground-attack aircraft
makers
Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette
engines
1× Hispano-Suiza HS-77 piston engine (licence-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs)
length
9.5 m
wingspan
13.1 m
height
3.8 m
max take-off weight
3,130 kg
top speed
335 km/h
range
750 km
ceiling
8,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q869963, Wikipedia: EKW C-35 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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