A N Rafaelyanz Aircraft and Projects

[hesham]

Hi,

we know only for this Russian company; Rafaelyants or simply
RAF,that RAF-1 was ultra-light low-wing monoplane of 1925,
RAF-2 was two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane of 1926
and the RAF-11 was twin-engined low-wing small tarnsport
aircraft of 1935,nobody knows the RAF-3 to RAF-10 ,and
if they were a projects or not.
the Company also built the Turbolyet O a VTOL design in
1957.

http://www.dmitray.narod.ru/raf11.htm

 

[igor-mich]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

At this time found no value data of RAF-3 on the RAF-10. It is known that he was the friendships involved a modification of aircraft Polikarpov R-5 and U-2 in the passenger variants. In the fullest possible it their indifitsiroval as RAF but the literature found no given sign.
Here's a sample list of works Rafaelyantsa:
- RAF in January 1925 a light aircraft;
- RAF-February 1926 a light aircraft;
- P-5 "limousine" modification of R-5 Polikarpov 1931 passazhisky option;
- Project "Letayushego tank" 1932 glider to carry a tank through the air;
- PR-5 modification of R-5 Polikarpov 1934 passazhisky option;
- PR-12 modification of R-5 Polikarpov 1938 passazhisky option;
- RAF-11 passenger plane in 1939
- U-2 modification of the U-2, Polikarpov in 1941 for transportation of aviation fuel;
- U-2L "limousine" modification Polikarpov U-2 in 1943 passazhisky option;
- Project U-2 modification of the U-2 (Po-2) Polikarpov 1957 passazhisky option for 7 passengers;
- Turbolet experimental apparatus for vertical take-off 1957.

I would be grateful if you submit your photo or 3 schemes of RAF-2.

 

[hesham]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

Thank you dear Igor,

and do you have a drawing to flying tank project ?.

 

[igor-mich]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

Visit this site:
http://kilin.stamen.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1:2010-03-17-18-46-38&catid=1:2010-03-17-18-20-16&Itemid=1

 

[hesham]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

Thank you dear Igor,

and here is the U-2 and Po-2 family,and one aircraft with Rafaelyants,
from the book, The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft.

 

[borovik]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

and do you have a drawing to flying tank project ?.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,724.15.html

 

[hesham]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

I would be grateful if you submit your photo or 3 schemes of RAF-2.

Late answer,


sorry Igor-mich,I haven't,and here is the RAF-11 variants.

 

[Kdmoo]

Re: Rafaelyants aircraft

From Putnam's Soviet Aircraft 1917-1941.

 

[ucon]

Hi to all!
Here is full list of A N Rafaelyanz aircraft and projects

RAF-1
RAF-2
RAF-3 project
RAF-4 project
RAF-5
Auto-glisser-Plane (three in one) project
MTS project
Passenger plane from 1933 project
R-5L Limousine
Flying tank project
BARM light aircraft project
RAF-11
PR-12
U-2L
U-2M
Kolkhoznik project
Turbolet
Mi-1 VTOL project
490 VTOL roject

Will post sources for these projects

 

[ucon]

RAF-1 light aircraft, very similar to DH-53 Humming bird.
October 1925

 

[hesham]

Amazing my dear Ucon,many thanks,

and we can merge those topics;

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10707.msg101759.html#msg101759

 

[ucon]

RAF-2 light aircraft
1927

 

[ucon]

RAF-3
Amphibian aircraft
The only one mention in old soviet aviation magazine "Aviation and Chemestry" in 1928

 

[ucon]

RAF-4
Double seater light hydroplane. 1928
Sourse: Pravda newspaper #100, 1928

 

[ucon]

RAF-5
Light double-seater aircraft
Construction was not finished

 

[ucon]

MTS (Mnogomestny Transportny Samolet = Multiseater Transport Aircraft), 1929
Widebody aircraft in Burnelli style

 

[ucon]

Passenger aircraft (without designation). 1933

 

[ucon]

Well known R-5L Limousine

 

[ucon]

Flying tank project, 1932

 

[ucon]

BARM light aircraft project (Bykovskie AviaRemontnie Masterskie = Bykovo aircraft repare plant)

 

[ucon]

RAF-11 passenger aircraft

 

[ucon]

PR-12 passenger aircraft (R-5 modofication)

 

[ucon]

U-2L Limousine - GPW U-2 modification

 

[ucon]

U-2M - GPW U-2 modification

 

[ucon]

Kolkhoznik - deep U-2 modofication

 

[ucon]

Tourbolet - VTOL flying test-bed

 

[ucon]

Mi-1 VTOL aircraft project, 1958

 

[ucon]

"490" VTOL project. Last project of A N Rafaelyanz, 1958

 

[dan_inbox]

Thank you very much for this whole set of information new to me.
Very interesting and much appreciated.

 

[hesham]

Oh my God,amazing work my dear Ucon,many great thanks.

 

[ucon]

Thank you my dear Hesham)

 

[Avimimus]

Nice to have you back! I always have appreciated and valued what you bring.

Is it confirmed that the MTS photo is of a full sized aircraft and the Burnelli inspired design flew in Russia? I also wonder how accurate the drawing is: The drawing looks like a different variation and is almost a perfect copy of some Burnelli designs.

 

[ucon]

Thank you very much, Avimimus, for kind words!
MTS never flew - it was only a project. Mind also - there were two variants: with M-34 engines and GR Jupiter.
See in attch. two more pix with M-34.

Best regards

 

[hesham]

You made my day again my dear Ucon.

 

[robunos]

Flying tank project, 1932

Here's another image, from Osprey New Vanguard 237 BT Fast Tank . . .


cheers,
Robin.

 

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Footage of the "Turbolet" VTOL test rig displayed at an air show in the late 1950s:

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/wMja4pz4ysQ

 

[Stargazer]

Rafaelyants PR-5 (a modified Polikarpov R-5):

 

[redstar72]

RAF-1 article and drawing from Samolet magazine, No. 5/1926: