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Old 07-13-2007, 20:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Boris ivanaovich cheranovski+inventor of flying wing in 1926
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In 1924 two flying wing gliders of B.I.Cheranovskij (BICh-1 and BICh-2) were presented at the Glider Contest. Pilot was almost hidden inside of the thick 'inhabited' wing. Whole trailing edge was formed by ailerons and elevators. The rudder was rather tradition than a necessity, because ailerons alone provided sufficient direction control.
BICh-1 had quite a 'prototypish' performance, but following BICh-2 was a normal experimental glider with fine handling and stability. It was the world first successful flying wing aircraft.
The BICh-2 became a airframe prototype for the BICh-3 (1926) - the world first successful powered 'flying wing'! Seven other tailless flying wing aircraft followed, all of wooden design with typically fabric skin.
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I have info on several BIC aircraft in my ancient, Mig-21 era Soviet aviation encyclopedia. I can provide some if you wish.
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Yes, I read the article some month ago.
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