Nordland Grünjacke

Grünjacke
Grünjacke G2, 1939
Role	Fighter
National origin	Wingarde
Manufacturer	Nordland Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Anton Huppertz
First flight	3 March 1935
Introduction	10 October 1936
Retired	1952–1959
Primary users	Wingarde Federal Air Force Lucretian Republican Air Force
Produced	1936–1950
Variants	???

The Nordland Grünjacke (English: Greenjacket) was a family of Wingardian single-seat, single-engine fighters in service between the late 1930s and early 1950s, before the advent of jet aircraft. The Grünjacke and the Zaeber Z series formed the mainstay of the Federal Air Force's fighter force in those years. Leading up to its retirement from the Wingardian military, it would be exported in large amounts, particularly to the Lucretian Republic.

• G1 (1936): The original Grünjacke, later dubbed G1, entered service with a 750 hp engine, featured an open cockpit, and a 20mm cannon and two 7.92mm machine guns for onboard weapons, clustered around the nose.

• G2 (late 1939): The first overhaul of the design did away with many of the disadvantages of the original. It implemented an enclosed full-visibility cockpit and provided upgrades in the form of a 1,000 hp engine and two 12.7mm machine guns built into the wings, to replace the lower calibre ones.

• G3 (mid-1942): Besides the expected powerplant improvement (1,250 hp), the G3 revision sought to enhance the potency of the Grünjacke's single cannon, employing the new Krauser FK41 platform and its 30mm calibre.

• G4 (late 1943): Represented the second major overhaul of the aircraft. It integrated an all-new streamlined airframe for higher speeds and range, plus a single-piece bubble canopy and an efficient 1,500 hp engine. The weapons configuration was revamped as well, and now comprised two 20mm cannons mounted in the engine cowling and four 12.7mm machine guns in the wings.

• G5 (1946): The final variant of the Grünjacke maintained its predecessor's armament and received primarily a substantial power increase in the form of the Falken Sturmvogel 1,800 hp engine, in addition to minor improvements to its aerodynamic qualities.

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 9.43 m (30 ft 11.3 in)
• Wingspan: 9.30 m (30 ft 6.1 in)
• Height: 3.91 m (12 ft 9.9 in)
• Empty weight: 1,654 kg (3,646 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × XXXX inverted liquid-cooled V12 engine, 932 kW (1,250 hp)

• Maximum speed: 650 km/h (404 mph)
• Range: 950 km (590 mi, 513 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,400 ft)

• Guns:
  • 2 × 12.7mm (.50 in) XXXX machine guns, mounted in the wings
  • 1 × 30mm Krauser FK41 cannon mounted in the nose

• Bombs: 1 × 250 kg bomb or 2 × 125 kg bombs or 1 × 250-litre drop tank