The fighter I-16 in the civil war of Spain. The history of the airplane. This plane was largely first. In the USSR, he was the first popular fighter with retractable landing gear, the first fighter, which the pilot’s seat was equipped with an armored backrest and, finally, the world’s first fighter-bomber. We are talking about the plane I-16, created by the design Bureau of Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov, who in the second half of the 1930-ies deservedly called “king of fighters”.
IN THE CLOUDLESS SKY OF SPAIN
Development of front-line bomber Tu-2 began in 1940 prototype (“103”) built with two engines AM-37. The first flight took place in January 1941 On it during the tests managed to get the settings close to the fighters of those years, but the air force demanded to accommodate the pilot and Navigator in a cabin-type German Ju 88 and mounted under a wing brake grids. The new four-seater has received the designation “103У”. Due to the outbreak of the war she remained in the experimental instance.
31 October 1945 the technical Department of the Us air command (the name of the U.S. air force) requested the leading firms, they create new weapon systems capable of hitting targets at ranges from 40 to 8000 km.
The priority of the German aircraft industry in jet aircraft does not diminish the role of other countries that have joined before the Second world war in the “reactive” race. And each of them has contributed to this difficult process. Am Cradle started to design the turbojet engine (TRD) in the mid-thirties of the last century and do not start a war, probably would have completed it before.
On the night of 8 August 1941 from the airfield Cahul, located on the island of Ezel (Saaremaa) in the Baltic sea, flew three groups of 15 bombers DB-ZT of the Baltic fleet. Aboard each plane were eight stokilogrammovye high-explosive bombs. To Berlin had to go through the 1760 km, of which 1400 over the sea at an altitude of 7000 m out of sight of land and the same back. That night in Berlin for the first time over the past two years howled air RAID siren. The Germans, not believing in the capabilities of Soviet aviation, reported on the RAID of British bombers. However, soon the whole world heard the TASS report about the RAID of Soviet aircraft, razveyatsya the myth of the invincibility of Germany.
Fighter-bomber FIAT G. 91. In February 1952, at the ninth session of the Atlantic Council in Lisbon, the decision was made for the NATO standard combat aircraft is a light fighter-bomber LWSF (Light-Weight Strike Fighter). In December 1953, NATO headquarters on the basis of the analysis of the Korean war he developed tactical and technical requirements for light single aircraft support ground troops — NATO Basic Military Requirement No. 1 (abbreviated — NBMR-1). March 18, 1954 this document is sent to all interested aircraft manufacturers of Europe.
The exploration of outer space has the beginning, but the end of these proceedings, with no end of the universe, where they are conducted. But whenever in the future, we turned to the topic of penetration of earthlings into space, we will inevitably look back to seek the origins.
Dvuhdverny aircraft-su-25 attack aircraft designed for direct support of troops in local conflicts under conditions of strong counteraction of the enemy air defenses. The development the design Bureau of P. O. Sukhoi began in 1968, the First flight of the aircraft. piloted by test pilot V. Ilyushin, was held on 22 February 1975 and the following year started its serial production. The first experience of combat use of the su-25 was obtained in April 1980 in Afghanistan. Subsequently, the plane was used during the suppression of the rebels in Chechnya and armed conflict in the former Soviet republics. Was exported to many foreign countries. On the basis of the airframe of the su-25 created a number of modifications, including the training of the su-25УТ, carrier-based su-25UTG, and su-25ТК. Subsequently, the su-25 came the su-39, which, in turn, served as the basis for the creation of new modifications, more fully meet modern warfare.
The main ships of the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are always ready not only to strike at the enemy, but also to reflect the Vietnam War revealed the limited capabilities of us carrier-based fighters for the conquest of the air. Assessing the first results, the management of the fleet air arm in 1965 has supported research of the company “Grumman” on the program of creating a multi-purpose carrier-based fighter and, having their priorities in this program, in July 1968, officially declared the competition for carrier-based fighter-interceptor VFX (Variable Geometry Fighter Experimental). Their proposals presented to the company “Grumman”, the “North American”. “McDonnell-Douglas, General dynamics and Ling-Temko-out”.
In 1933 A. N. Tupolev proposed to make the Soviet analogue of “Martin”. He undertook this task, but decided it differently. His ANT-40 in no way resembled an American bomber. For maximum speed the fuselage is very compressed, completely abandoned corrugated cladding and outer charms of bombs.