Otto Wimmer Ka-10

[Jemiba]

During the late '50s, the "Motorenfabrik Otto Wimmer made attempts to succeed as a manufacturer
of light aircraft. First negotiations were made for a license production of the Austrian Meindl M 211,
a single engined touring aircraft, but stopped after the decision to concentrate efforts on the Ka-10.
This was an own design for a twin engined touring aircraft, powered by two Continental engines with
90 hp, length of 6.96m, span 11.00m, empty weight 720kg and MTOW of 1300 kg. Expected max. speed
was 240 km/h and a range of 1200 km. Construction of the aircraft is said to have been started, but
never finished.
(Drawing from Aero November 1959)

 

[Maveric]

Thanks Jemiba, a beauty :

 

[cluttonfred]

Neat! The lines are a little bit pudgy but there aren't many light twins with bubble canopies, it looks like it would have been lots of fun.

 

[hesham]

My dear Jemiba,


do you have a drawing to Meindl M-211 aircraft ?.

 

[Jemiba]

.. do you have a drawing to Meindl M-211 aircraft ?.

From "Deutsche Motorflugzeuge" by Rolf Wurster, Motorbuchverlag:

 

[Maveric]

...Jemiba was a little bit faster...

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dears Jemiba and Maveric.

 

[hesham]

Also an artist drawing to it.

 

[riggerrob]

Neat! The lines are a little bit pudgy but there aren't many light twins with bubble canopies, it looks like it would have been lots of fun.

Cute concept, but 90 horsepower is not nearly enough to climb a light two-seater with the additional weight of an extra engine.

Compare this with the Wing Derringer, 2-seater, light twin. John Thorp designed the prototype with a pair of 100 horsepower engines, but production versions got 160 horsepower per side.

 

[hesham]

Did that designer create anther aircraft ?.