Training U-2 aircraft – single-engine biplane of wooden construction with fixed landing gear, was designed at the factory number 1 in Moscow under the leadership of H. H. Polikarpov. His first version took off in the beginning of 1927, the Basis for the series was the second option, took to the air July 1, 1928Po-2 (U-2)
Training U-2 aircraft – single-engine biplane of wooden construction with fixed landing gear, was designed at the factory number 1 in Moscow under the leadership of H. H. Polikarpov. His first version took off in the beginning of 1927, the Basis for the series was the second option, took to the air July 1, 1928
An Italian bomber FIAT BR.20 Cicogna. Italian aircraft FIAT BR.20 Cicogna (Italian. — AIST), created in the prewar years, engineer, Celestino Rosatelli, differed from the other two-engine bombers in service with the Italian air force. He had a successful design was completed with the most modern equipment and could carry an impressive bomb load. Combat patrol bomber began in the skies of Spain and ended with the end of world war II on the allied side of Germany, the Italian air force.
Developing the concept of training plane DH.60, John. De Havilland has created a new aircraft of the same class – DH.60T. He was distinguished by a reinforced airframe, a modified biplane gearbox and motor “Gypsy” lll (120 HP). After releasing a small series of DH.60T went into production DH.82 with the increased chord of the lower wing. The first flight of a machine called “tiger moth”, was held on 26 October 1931
HISTORY OF PS-35 (ANT-35). At the end of 1930-ies in the Soviet air force began to penetrate American airliner DC-3, launched in Khimki under designation PS-84. Later this machine became widely known as Li-2. “American” quickly moved “in the shadow” of the passenger aircraft of national design, including the Tupolev PS-35. The history of the past is very interesting. Almost all know that A. N. Tupolev managed to significantly speed up the creation of the first Soviet passenger jet Tu-104, using units of long-range bomber Tu-16. But such a trick the designer had done in the past – a shining example of this was the PS-35. The basis for it was the famous high-speed bomber SB.
Long-range bomber Il-4 (DB-DF) was established in 1940 Intended for bombing attacks in the deep rear of the enemy, DB-ZF from the first days of the war these planes were used to deter the advancing German troops, mainly in the afternoon. The solution to unusual problems without escort fighters resulted in heavy losses, but this practice did not last long. During the war the aircraft was constantly adapted to the technological capabilities of enterprises, enhance weapons, on some machines, set the autopilot.
The first flight of fighter I-301 with motor liquid cooling M-105P, created under the leadership of S. A. Lavochkin, V. P. Gorbunov and M. I. Gudkov and became the prototype of the LaGG-3 was held on 19 March 1940, Good armament (20mm cannon and 12.7 mm machine gun) together with a high speed (605 km/h) prototype machine contributed to the rapid introduction And 301 for six aircraft factories. The first production aircraft took to the air January 23, 1941
Yak-9 became the subsequent development of long-range fighter Yak-7ДИ, appeared in October 1942 and the Yak-7ДИ made two wing tank, reducing fuel capacity up to 320 kg. there were some other seemingly minor, but important differences in a battle. This version was tested successfully and were built in three factories under the designation Yak-9. Armament usually consisted of 20-mm cannon ShVAK and the UBS 12.7 mm machine gun.
Seaplane Aichi M6A Seiran. May 1945. Although Nazi Germany had already surrendered, but Japan is, however, provided the American army and Navy fierce resistance, both on land and at sea, thus causing their opponents a huge loss. Moreover, being in a critical situation, she not only conducted defensive operations, but were planning a counterattack on strategic targets on the American continent.
The world’s first experimental jet aircraft is Not. 178 flew in Germany on 27 August 1939, Quite apart from him in “Gloucester” (UK) was established aircraft E28/39 with a turbojet engine (TRD), which took to the skies in may 1941, the Third aircraft with a gas turbine engine, patented F. Willem, soared in the United States. It happened October 2, 1942 the First combat aircraft with turbojet was Me.262, created under the leadership of V. Messerschmitt.
World war II had just ended, and yesterday’s allies very quickly began to turn into bitter enemies. The coming era of atomic weapons and of high-speed means of delivery have forced American commanders to take a fresh look at air defense of the country. In August 1945, the United States was a competition for the creation of a supersonic interceptor capable of speed up to 1260 km/h and altitude of 15 km in 4 minutes. Agree requirements for those years — fantastic! Probably this request was based on the characteristics of the Me-163.