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BiCh-18 Muskulyot
Role Man-powered Ornithopter
National origin Soviet Union
Designer Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky
First flight 10 August 1937
Number built 1

The Chyeranovskii BICh-18 Muskulyot (or sometimes Cheranovsky BICh-18) is an experimental Soviet man-powered ornithopter designed and built by Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky.[1] The BiCH-18 was a lightweight wooden construction biplane with two pairs of high aspect ratio wings moved by muscle power.[1] It was first flown in 1937 by R.A. Pischuchev as a glider with the wings locked and launched by cable. On the fourth test the wings were operated by the pedals and a glide of 430 m (470 yd) was achieved.[2]

Specifications

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 4.48 m (14 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 72 kg (159 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 130 kg (287 lb)

See also

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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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