DAR 3

The DAR 3 Garvan was a 1930s Bulgarian single-engine, multipurpose reconnaissance and auxiliary aircraft.

Variants

DAR 3(I)

First and second prototypes.

DAR 3(I bis.)

Third prototype modified with Wright Cyclone engine and triangular pointed fin.

DAR 3 Garvan-I

Series 1 aircraft with open cockpit and one Wright Cyclone engine in a Townsend ring.

DAR 3 Garvan-II

Series 2 aircraft with open cockpit, wheel spats and one Siemens Jupiter VI engine, which was later retrofitted with the Alfa Romeo 126 RC34 engine and a hooded cockpit.

DAR 3 Garvan-III

Series 3 aircraft powered by one Alfa Romeo 126 RC34 engine in longer cowling.

Featured a cockpit canopy for the pilot but not for the gunner and a lengthened fuselage.

Specifications

Crew

Two 

Length

9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)

Upper wingspan

11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)

Lower wingspan

10.75 m (35 ft 3 in)

Wing area

37 m2 (400 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,300 kg (2,866 lb)

Gross weight

2,100 kg (4,630 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Alfa Romeo 126 RC34 7 cylinders, 560 kW (750 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn)

Cruise speed

243 km/h (151 mph, 131 kn)

Range

1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)

Service ceiling

7,000 m (23,000 ft)

Armament

Guns

1 x 7.92mm machine gun in the bow for the pilot

&

1 x 7.92mm machine gun in the cockpit for the observer

Bombs

Up to 200 kg.