This was a Soviet design for a tail sitter interceptor aircraft, though the project was moving smoothly a project assessment was held in 1963 the group designing the aircraft couldn't answer all the question of the board and the project's funding was soon denied, though the team had accomplished some major feats, changing military doctrine and pressure from he government ultimaetly doomed the aircraft
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 27.9ft (8.5m)
- Length 31.0ft (9.4m)
- Height 56.6ft (17.3m)
- Empty Weight 16,510lbs (7,489kg)
- Loaded Weight 31,713lbs (14,385kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.125
- Wing Loading 59.5lbs/ft2 (290.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 533.3ft2 (49.5m2)
- Drag Points 34229
Parts
- Number of Parts 80
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 357
@Dumpworks yup, sure was. Probably could make it work today with computer control.
Well that was the problem with all of the tail-sitters@ChiChiWerx
Well, no wonder the Soviets cancelled it, let me take one guess on what question they couldn't answer: "How do you land it?!?"