Описание
Страна : Россия
Год : 1932
Планер (проект)
Фотографии
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Aviation Historian 13 / V.Kotelnikov - Russia's Real Flying Tanks
Based on an original Soviet illustration depicting the use of the Rafnik flying tank on the battlefield, this specially-commissioned artwork by TIM O’BRIEN GAvA shows the intended role of the craft, which was to land behind the front line and attack the enemy from the rear.
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Aviation Historian 13 / V.Kotelnikov - Russia's Real Flying Tanks
The Rafnik flying tank project devised by Aram Rafaelyants and Vasiliy Nikitin in 1932 was a comparatively elegant concept with a retractable undercarriage, but never made the transition from paper to prototype.
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Aviation Historian 13 / V.Kotelnikov - Russia's Real Flying Tanks
Devised on a much larger scale than the Rafnik, the TsAGI tank glider incorporated a high-aspect-ratio wing of some 36m (118ft) span. Pairs of twin booms attached to the rear spars incorporated control surfaces, and a fuselage extended from the rear of the tank to a triple-fin tail.
