Chyeranovskii BICh-18

BiCh-18 Muskulyot
General information
Type	Man-powered Ornithopter
National origin	Soviet Union
Designer	Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky
Number built	1
History
First flight	10 August 1937

The Chyeranovskii BICh-18 Muskulyot (or sometimes Cheranovsky BICh-18) is an experimental Soviet man-powered ornithopter designed and built by Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky. ^[1] The BiCH-18 was a lightweight wooden construction biplane with two pairs of high aspect ratio wings moved by muscle power. ^[1] It was first flown in 1937 by R.A. Pischuchev as a glider with the wings locked and launched by cable. On the fourth test the wings were operated by the pedals and a glide of 430 m (470 yd) was achieved. ^[2]

Specifications

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 4.48 m (14 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 10.00 m² (107.6 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 72 kg (159 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 130 kg (287 lb)

See also

Related lists

• List of human-powered aircraft

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 1138
2. Nemecek 1986, p. 366

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN   0-00-218033-2.