Vakhmistrov I-Ze

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Vakhmistrov I-Ze
Role Parasite fighter
National origin USSR
Designer Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov [1]

The Vakhmistrov I-Ze was a parasite fighter designed in the USSR in 1934-5. [1]

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Development

To take the best advantage of parasite bomber/fighter combinations like the Vakhmistrov Zveno project, [2] Vakhmistrov designed a special fighter to be carried by Kalinin VS-2 bombers. This aircraft was to have been a small low-wing monoplane powered by an 850 hp (630 kW) Gnome-Rhone GRKs engine. With a weight of only 1910 kg, it was expected that a top speed of 518 km/h (321 mph) would be attainable. Weight was to be kept to a minimum by the use of a centerline skid undercarriage and small dimensions:- a wingspan of 7.75m (25 ft 5in) and a wing area of only 10 m2 (110 sq ft). [1] Construction of the prototype was started but discontinued in 1936 when support faded for the Zvyeno ("link") concept, as the supporters were eliminated in the Stalinist purges. [1]


Specifications (I-Ze)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995. London: Osprey. ISBN   1-85532-405-9.
  2. ↑ Gunston, Bill. Tupolev Aircraft since 1922 (1st ed.). London: Putnam.
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