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[Teaser] Asymmetrical Twin Engine Fighter

11.2k AircraftoftheRedStar  5.9 years ago

Meet the Sukhoi I-2M-17.

It was historically a asymmetric fighter with two Klimov VK-107A inline engines producing (we are not positive exactly) approximately 1,600 hp with both of them hooked to a single four blade propeller. One engine is located in the right part of the forward fuselage and the other being on the left side of the fuselage behind the pilot. Because of this arrangement, the cockpit had to be shifted to the left of the fuselage. Obviously the most stressful part about this aircraft being the fact that each engine has...........27 exhaust pipes. One row of nine pipes is on the side, and two rows of nine pipes are on the top of the fuselage for each engine. Armament consists of three 20mm Berezein B-20 cannon; one firing through the propeller hub and two in the wings. It is still missing 75% of the exhaust pipes along with the main landing gear door fairings.

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