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Chyeranovskii BICh-16

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BiCh-16
Role Man-powered Ornithopter
National origin Soviet Union
Designer Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky
First flight 1934
Number built 1

The Chyeranovskii BICh-16 (or sometimes Cheranovsky BICh-16) is an experimental Soviet man-powered ornithopter designed and built by Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky.[1] The BiCH-16 was a wooden construction tailless design with a braced skid landing gear and the wings moved by pedals.[1] It was first flown by R.A. Pischuchev as a glider after launch by cable but it was unstable and re-built a number of times before being abandoned in 1938.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Orbis 1985, p. 1138
  2. ^ Nemecek 1986, p. 366

Bibliography

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.


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