Chyeranovskii BICh-26

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BICh-26
Role Jet Fighter
National origin USSR
ManufacturerCheranovsky
Designer Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky

The BICh-26 was a tailless jet fighter designed in the Soviet Union from 1947.

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Development

After the close of World War II, Boris Cheranovsky was running a de facto design bureau working on jet fighter aircraft. Not only was Cheranovsky involved with jet propulsion, he also studied variable geometry with the BICh-24 and BICh-25, which were designed with variable sweep wings pivoting outboard of the fuselage to help alleviate centre of pressure changes. Also envisaged was a stressed skin light alloy tailless jet fighter with powered flying controls and pressurised cockpit, designated BICh-26. Cheranovsky's failing health from 1948 prevented further progress on these projects. [1] [2] [3]

Variants

Specifications (BICh-26)

Data from Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN   1-85532-405-9

General characteristics

Performance

Alert: It should be clear to the reader that this aircraft does not exist, and has never existed. It was 'dreams on paper'.

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References

  1. ↑ "BICh-26, B.I.Cheranovskij". www.ctrl-c.liu.se. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". www.aviation.ru. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2019-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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