Designed to meet a requirement of the Turkish government for a new fighter, the K 47 was a strut-braced, low-wing monoplane of conventional design. Two open cockpits accommodated the pilot and tail-gunner, and the empennage was designed with twin vertical surfaces to maximise the rearward field of fire. The main units of the fixed, tailskid undercarriage shared part of the truss structure that braced the wings. The design was originally undertaken by Karl Plauth, but completed after his death by Hermann Pohlmann. General characteristics Crew: Two, pilot and gunner Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in) Wingspan: 12.40 m (40 ft 1 in) Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 11 in) Wing area: 22.8 m² (245 ft²) Empty weight: 1,050 kg (2,310 lb) Gross weight: 1,635 kg (3,600 lb) Powerplant: 1 × BMW-built Pratt & Whitney Hornet, 440 kW (590 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph) Range: 490 km (310 miles) Service ceiling: 4,250 m (14,000 ft) Armament 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine gun 1 × trainable, rearward-firing 7.92 mm machine gun
