Cheranovsky BICh-26.

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Following on from his tailless aircraft designs, engineer Boris Cheranovsky moved from civil aviation and research aircraft to a fighter aircraft. Drawing on captured German technology and his own developments, Cheranovsky created a modern, elegant bent-arrow design, powered by a single AM-5 turbojet engine. The project looked promising, the spacious fuselage and wings would allow the installation of large fuel tanks, and the machine itself was highly aerodynamic. Performance projections called for a top speed of Mach 1.7, an incredible estimate for a first-generation fighter. However, the BICh-26 would never see the light of day. Although a full-scale model had been completed and the aircraft was ready for production in 1948, the project was cancelled due to the overly problematic development of the AM-5 engine.

Source: Patrick Bruynel (Méta).

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Feb 12, 2024 19:15:49 GMT ukron said:

Following on from his tailless aircraft designs, engineer Boris Cheranovsky moved from civil aviation and research aircraft to a fighter aircraft. Drawing on captured German technology and his own developments, Cheranovsky created a modern, elegant bent-arrow design, powered by a single AM-5 turbojet engine. The project looked promising, the spacious fuselage and wings would allow the installation of large fuel tanks, and the machine itself was highly aerodynamic. Performance projections called for a top speed of Mach 1.7, an incredible estimate for a first-generation fighter. However, the BICh-26 would never see the light of day. Although a full-scale model had been completed and the aircraft was ready for production in 1948, the project was cancelled due to the overly problematic development of the AM-5 engine.

Source: Patrick Bruynel (Méta).

Remember some space"shuttle" - re-entry vehicles from the late 1960's - early 1970's drawings looking a lot like this. Though without the central fin as two smaller would be fitted to the outer wingedges. Like this but sleaker:

You'd get in a book series starting off with biplanes - WWII - Jets - Helicopters etc and then Space Designs to come. Happy days.