IT-9 by I.P.Tolstyh


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arm duster/seeder, with capability to serve as a trainer, mail delivery, ambulance. I.P.Tolstyh (so IT designation) built it under special order at ZOK NII GVF in 1934.
Parasol monoplane of mixed construction. Folding (for storage/transportation) wing carried ailerons, flaps and leading edge slats. Fuselage - steel tubes, tail - metal frame, wing - wooden frame. All covered with fabric. Landing gear with rubber shocks.
Aircraft was flown in November 1934. Performance was very good, but also successful U-2 was already in production. IT-9 remained and experimental 'specimen' with mechanized wing.
ReferencesLinks
  • "Samoliot" 2, 1935;
  • "History of aircraft construction in the USSR" by V.B.Shavrov, Vol.1 p.341-342;
  • None
    		• Technical data
    Type IT-9
    Function Utility
    Year 1934
    Crew 2
    Engines 1*100hp M-11
    Length 7.7m
    Wingspan 12.9m
    Wing area 28.0m2
    Empty weight 625kg
    Loaded weight 1000kg
    Wing load 35.8kg/m2
    Power load 11.2kg/hp
    Speed at 0m 170km/h
    Landing Speed 55km/h
    Landing Roll 8sec
    Takeoff Roll 80m 7sec
    Turn time 19sec
    Range 400km
    Payload
    Fuel+Oil 65+5kg
    Created February 5, 1999
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