BICh-5 by B.I.Cheranovsky

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fter success of the BICh-3 in 1925 of B.I.Cheranovsky proposed several flying wing aircraft, some of them were tested in the TsAGI wind tunnel during 1927-1928. One of those was large thin-engined (BMW-VI) aircraft, also of 'parabola' class. It was intended as a bomber.
Despite never built as a flying machine, the BICh-5 served as a testbed for different control layouts. The best solution for ailerons and elevators was to use inverted airfoil (up-side-down) and 'hang' them below the wing trailing edge. This solution was used in the BICh-7 aircraft (1929).
PredecessorsModifications

BICh-3		 None?
ReferencesLinks
  • "History of aircraft construction in the USSR" by V.B.Shavrov, Vol.1 p.431;
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    Created April 6, 1998
    by Alexandre Savine    		 Back to
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