Nation of Origin: Andosnia
Role: Fighter
First Flight: March 1940
Introduction: Late 1941
Retired: August 1952 (KM-13 J model)
Status: Retired
Number Built:
7,829 - CAF (Narodnyy profsoyuz (Peoples Union Party)
5,888 - DFMAF (Demokraticheskaya militsiya svobody (Democratic freedom milita) - Captured aircraft and then reverse engineered.

The Kirillovich-Mikhailov KM-6 was an Andosnian fighter aircraft of the Second Global War, it was one of the most well known Andosnian craft and seen action from both sides of the Andosnian Civil war.

At one point in time the KM-6 was the fastest produced aircraft with both sides producing approximately 12 aircraft a day.

Operation history

The KM-6 rapidly replaced the Earlier KM-3. The first KM-6 rolled out from its production line in Tyuvo and was tested in March 1940. As soon they were built, the first aircraft were sent to their units at the centreline, There, the new fighter proved clearly underpowered. It was too heavy for its engine. In fact, the initial designs of the aircraft called for a significantly more powerful engine that was proven to be too unreliable, so the KM-6 was forced to be installed the relatively weak Klimov M-105P. As a result, the KM-6 was slow: its top speed was just 360 mph at 16,500 feet, while getting to that height took an excessively long time: 6.8 minutes, its rate of climb, at ground level, being as slow as 8.5 meters/second.

The KM-6 proved immensely unpopular with pilots. It was somewhat hard to control as it reacted sluggishly to stick forces. In particular, it was difficult to pull out of a dive, and if the stick was pulled too hard, it tended to fall into a spin. As a consequence, sharp turns were difficult to perform. Atop of prior issues, the KM-6 had issues with a constant lift issue, making the aircraft difficult to land.

Notable events and aces

One particular Ace from the DFMAF was Major Nikhil "bank shot" Vasiliev with a confirmed kill count of 13 CAF fighters in a single run with his KM-6B, a slightly improved variation of the initial KM-6. With his most notable kill being a gunned down enemy KM-6 losing a wing and colliding into one of the CAF bombers the aircraft was escorting.

Other flight camoflauges

CAF Livery:

DFMAF Livery

Controls:
VTOL Flaps

Trim: trim

AG 1 fire rockets
Ag 8 Lock tail gear

Performance

Maximum speed: 661 km/h (411 mph; 357 kn) at 6,000 meters (19,685 ft)
Cruise speed: 280 km/h (174 mph)
Range: 665 km (413 mi; 359 nmi) (1942 model (featured)
Service ceiling: 10,450 m (34,280 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.3 minutes to 5,000 meters (16,404 ft)