The passenger plane the Yak-12. For many worldwide known aircraft designers and their teams, the road to big aviation began with the creation of a light aircraft. Often, these are the first born in the future were in the shadow of its more advanced winged fellows who have brought their creators glory. Creating successful machines have been inspired by their creators and gave them confidence in solving more complex technical problems, and the plane was often the first and last test of strength of the designer in this direction. One of the few prominent designers of our time, and throughout life remained faithful to the light aircraft was Alexander Yakovlev.
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In the late 1950 O. K Antonov as chief designer of OKB-153, located in Novosibirsk, invited the leadership of the air force of the CAF and the draft aircraft short takeoff SLE-1. In the diagram of the machine catches the eye first of all, empennage mounted on two thin beams. Direct highly mechanized wing with flaps, drooping ailerons and an automatic end slats are two radial air-cooled engine AI-14R. It is through these engines takeoff power of 265 HP was able to put into practice the intentions of the designer.
Fighter Messerschmitt BF-109 first modifications. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919, signifying the end of the first world war, significantly limit the military potential of Germany. The Germans were allowed only to have a 100-strong land army, devoid of all heavy military equipment, but German industry was forbidden to carry offensive weapons.
The development of carrier-based jet fighter with the designation F1J firm North American beginning in the years of the Second world war. It was the car with straight low wing and front air intake. First fighter in the series did not go, but he soon interested the air force leadership, which planned to use it as a front-line fighter.
Baptism of fire fighter Lavochkin La-5 took place at Stalingrad, where the aircraft received from pilots. The machine is equipped with a 1700 HP engine M-82 had a top speed of about 600 km/h, has a high maneuverability and rate of climb. Aircraft repeatedly modernized, its last modification had a more powerful engine M-82FN power 1850 HP with direct fuel injection.
…He is the pilot to the bone. Telling, mechanically gestures: hands discharged turns, barrel rolls, combat turns. He knows the subtlest of the flight habits of many domestic and foreign aircraft — from the English “avrushka” to jet Il-28. But first and foremost he’s an engineer. And each episode of his eventful flight biographies “worked” on the development of a future designer. Although no exaggeration to say that the first steps in aviation, a graduate of the Bauman pilot athlete osoaviahima Vladimir Shevchenko, like his fellow flying club and Institute Sergei Korolev, once realized and formulated his design credo.
The mass of the aircraft during the great Patriotic war. About this attack was described in a “M-K” № 8 in the article “Tanks are attacking from the sky…”. There is printed and his drawings. In this issue of the magazine we finish the publication.
In the late 1960-ies started to combat service in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, the new classes of ships of the Soviet Navy — anti-submarine cruiser “Moskva” and “Leningrad”. To enhance the combat effectiveness of the ASW anti-submarine cruisers carried on Board each 14 helicopters Ka-25ПЛ and Ka-25PS.
The American aircraft company Republic Aviation Corporation, which specialized in the production of military aircraft, was founded in 1931 under the name of Seversky Aircraft Corporation. The most famous pre-war aircraft company became a long-range fighter P-47D THUNDERBOLT.
…1947. Air parade in Tushino. Thousands of viewers saw a new, unusual and, moreover, the plane. It was a monoplane su-12 (RK), constructed under the direction of P. O. Sukhoi. It was intended for artillery fire adjustment and exploration at any time of the day.