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Bisnovat 5
| Bisnovat 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Description | |||
| Role | Supersonic research | ||
| Crew | one, pilot | ||
| Dimensions | |||
| Length | 11.20m | 36' 9" | |
| Wingspan | 6.60m | 21' 8" | |
| Height | |||
| Wing area | 19.9m² | 213 ft² | |
| Weights | |||
| Empty | 1,700 kg | 3,740 lb | |
| Loaded | 3,400 kg | 7,480 lb | |
| Powerplant | |||
| Engine | 1x Dushkin-Glushko RD-2 M-3V rocket | ||
| Power | 14.2kN | 3,190 lb | |
| Anticipated Performance | |||
| Maximum speed | 1,200km/h | 750 mph | |
| Endurance | |||
| Service ceiling | |||
| Rate of Climb | |||
| Armament | |||
| None | |||
The Bisnovat 5 (Бисноват 5) was a research aircraft inspired by the German DFS 346 aircraft that was captured by Soviet troops towards the end of World War II. It was ordered into development in order to provide an all-Soviet alternative to an aircraft built on foreign technology. Work progressed so slowly, however, that turbojet technology quickly overtook the project, which was cancelled without the aircraft making a single powered flight.
Two prototypes were constructed, the first beginning glide tests on July 14 1948, towed into the air by a Petlyakov Pe-8. This aircraft was destroyed in a crash at the end of its third flight on September 5. The second prototype made five gliding flights between January and June 1949.
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