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PING: Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments - k-7-2.jpg no it isn't!!
This is a CGI produced image of a project from Kalinin based on the K-
7 but about twice the size. Check out your Shavrov or Gunston Soviet aircraft books. Melchett "I have a cunning plan" -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.8 Final Web @ http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet ------------------- ----- ---- -- - |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
The aircraft appears to be Soviet and similar to
Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear. The K-7's very brief first flight showed up instability and serious vibration caused by the airframe resonating with the engine frequency. The solution to this 'flutter' was thought to be to shorten and strengthen the tail booms, little being known then about the natural frequencies of structures and their response to vibration. On the 11th flight, during a speed test, the port tailboom vibrated, fractured, jammed the elevator and caused the giant aircraft to plough into the ground, killing 15. Undaunted by this disaster, Kalinin's team began construction of two further K-7s in a new factory, but the vicissitudes of Stalin's Russia saw the project abandoned, and in 1938 the arrest and execution of Kalinin on trumped up espionage and sabotage charges. Seems they knew how to deal with their FEMA types. "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
Would it have been easier to just post the link ?
http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/kalinin_k-7.php "Gene S. Park" wrote in message ... The aircraft appears to be Soviet and similar to Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear. The K-7's very brief first flight showed up instability and serious vibration caused by the airframe resonating with the engine frequency. The solution to this 'flutter' was thought to be to shorten and strengthen the tail booms, little being known then about the natural frequencies of structures and their response to vibration. On the 11th flight, during a speed test, the port tailboom vibrated, fractured, jammed the elevator and caused the giant aircraft to plough into the ground, killing 15. Undaunted by this disaster, Kalinin's team began construction of two further K-7s in a new factory, but the vicissitudes of Stalin's Russia saw the project abandoned, and in 1938 the arrest and execution of Kalinin on trumped up espionage and sabotage charges. Seems they knew how to deal with their FEMA types. "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
I don't know, would it have? You may tell me since you are such a brilliant
techie. Us old folks just try do the best we can. "Ric" wrote in message u... Would it have been easier to just post the link ? http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/kalinin_k-7.php "Gene S. Park" wrote in message ... The aircraft appears to be Soviet and similar to Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear. The K-7's very brief first flight showed up instability and serious vibration caused by the airframe resonating with the engine frequency. The solution to this 'flutter' was thought to be to shorten and strengthen the tail booms, little being known then about the natural frequencies of structures and their response to vibration. On the 11th flight, during a speed test, the port tailboom vibrated, fractured, jammed the elevator and caused the giant aircraft to plough into the ground, killing 15. Undaunted by this disaster, Kalinin's team began construction of two further K-7s in a new factory, but the vicissitudes of Stalin's Russia saw the project abandoned, and in 1938 the arrest and execution of Kalinin on trumped up espionage and sabotage charges. Seems they knew how to deal with their FEMA types. "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
Ric wrote:
Would it have been easier to just post the link ? http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/kalinin_k-7.php "Gene S. Park" wrote in message ... The aircraft appears to be Soviet and similar to Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear. The K-7's very brief first flight showed up instability and serious vibration caused by the airframe resonating with the engine frequency. The solution to this 'flutter' was thought to be to shorten and strengthen the tail booms, little being known then about the natural frequencies of structures and their response to vibration. On the 11th flight, during a speed test, the port tailboom vibrated, fractured, jammed the elevator and caused the giant aircraft to plough into the ground, killing 15. Undaunted by this disaster, Kalinin's team began construction of two further K-7s in a new factory, but the vicissitudes of Stalin's Russia saw the project abandoned, and in 1938 the arrest and execution of Kalinin on trumped up espionage and sabotage charges. Seems they knew how to deal with their FEMA types. "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello Mr Park is doing us all a favor by trying to make a post as complete as possible. Besides, his comment about the FEMA types is delicious. Ahhhh for the days of brick walls and machine guns with an inexhaustible supplies of bullets. "To the Wall, Enemies of the People!". Cheers, Dave |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
"CWO4 Dave Mann" wrote in message ... Ric wrote: Would it have been easier to just post the link ? http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/kalinin_k-7.php "Gene S. Park" wrote in message ... The aircraft appears to be Soviet and similar to Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear. The K-7's very brief first flight showed up instability and serious vibration caused by the airframe resonating with the engine frequency. The solution to this 'flutter' was thought to be to shorten and strengthen the tail booms, little being known then about the natural frequencies of structures and their response to vibration. On the 11th flight, during a speed test, the port tailboom vibrated, fractured, jammed the elevator and caused the giant aircraft to plough into the ground, killing 15. Undaunted by this disaster, Kalinin's team began construction of two further K-7s in a new factory, but the vicissitudes of Stalin's Russia saw the project abandoned, and in 1938 the arrest and execution of Kalinin on trumped up espionage and sabotage charges. Seems they knew how to deal with their FEMA types. "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello Mr Park is doing us all a favor by trying to make a post as complete as possible. Besides, his comment about the FEMA types is delicious. Ahhhh for the days of brick walls and machine guns with an inexhaustible supplies of bullets. "To the Wall, Enemies of the People!". Cheers, Dave Yes. Most enjoyable. Peter |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
Here is the photo of the Kalinin
Gene "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
Here's are links with more pictures and drawings of the K-7 including
pictures of the full-scale mockup. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww1/k7.html http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/k7.html "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
A very interesting article about the designer and his plane can be read
here... www.wumag.kiev.ua/index2.php?param=pgs20041/92 Andrew "bob" wrote in message news:sW85i.25008$xu.18635@trndny07... Here's are links with more pictures and drawings of the K-7 including pictures of the full-scale mockup. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww1/k7.html http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/k7.html "Blondie" wrote in message news Hello All, Downloaded these pics and was wondering if this aircraft actually existed. By the looks of its' mammoth size I think it is actually a very detailed drawing. It looks like it has a wingspan wider than the Spruce Goose! If this were an actual aircraft that had been constructed I am sure it would have been in many TV documentaries. Yello -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aircraft Identification - 4 attachments
"Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com
wrote in : A very interesting article about the designer and his plane can be read here... www.wumag.kiev.ua/index2.php?param=pgs20041/92 Andrew -- "Renaissance that was executed by firing squads"... Thanks -- "The conservative knows that to regard man as a part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery." Eddie Rickenbacker |
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