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vintage of UTKA

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Auto Credit Based on DisferGoatz's Vintage Air Craft Challenge [CLOSED]

It's an experimental aircraft wing (high wing) Soviet. Built of wood, the plane was designed and built in 1945 to test the new canard configuration. It also uses a tricycle undercarriage, which was first used by the design bureau (OKB). It was modified to test various configurations and vertical stabilizer wing tip and then used as a liaison aircraft for years by the design bureau. N has the nickname "Utka" ( "duck"), from which the name Similar to duck in French, "cana ard", for a small additional wing at the front of the plane and the surface of the main undercarriage in the rear of the fuselage. Behind canard design is unique because it has a propeller. This aircraft five-cylinder radial engine Shvetsov M-11 with a propeller thrusters. This aircraft is used as a test aircraft for the development of air with bent wing MiG-15 aircraft and later used as a communication / versatile by OKB. Made of wood and fabric, this plane is very light and is a favorite MiG test pilots for docility and low speed characteristics.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Vintage Air Craft Challenge [CLOSED]
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.4ft (10.2m)
  • Length 23.4ft (7.1m)
  • Height 10.3ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 6,513lbs (2,954kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,693lbs (3,943kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.115
  • Wing Loading 35.4lbs/ft2 (172.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 245.5ft2 (22.8m2)
  • Drag Points 2314

Parts

  • Number of Parts 45
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 268