Kalinin k12, Soviet experimental tailless bomber

Hi Commerade Pilote!

You will find it interesting to fly... This plane will take off by itself. Though, take care with landing, This is not a perfect flying plane, but only for experienced pilots like you. but this is an interesting design by Kalinin. The top speed is about 200mph.

Lol...

K-12 attacking the oil refinery

Design History

The K-12 was intended as a tailless bomber aircraft. Also called the Kalinin BS-2 or the Zhar-Ptitsa ("Firebird"), it featured welded steel-tube construction with fabric covering, as well as a dummy nose and tail turrets. The K-12 was painted in a garish color scheme representing a bird. A subscale glider to test the K-12's features flew in 1934, piloted by V.O. Borisov. The K-12 flew in autumn 1936 and was demonstrated at Tushino in August 1937. The full-size K-12, however, was canceled after Konstantin Kalinin was arrested and executed as an enemy of the state

VIDEO link: Flight of the Kalinin K-12, Tail less Soviet bomber