Mr. Dragoljub Beslin was a famous Yugoslavian designer,and began at 1930s by
the B-1,a prone pilot experimental aircraft,the B-2 twin engined light aircraft
project,B-3 three seat low-wing light aircraft,followed by B-4,a school trainer
aircraft project,the B-5 was a single seat fighter project of 1939,later the B-6 was a twin engined prone pilot fighter-bomber aircraft,powered by two
450 hp Argus As-410 A engines.
The designations from B-7 to B-11 are not known,but the B-12 was a well know
project,created in Government Factories company,and he also designed;
451 twin-engine aircraft with a pilot in a prone position and arms 451m twin-engine jet aircraft
452 twin-engine jet with arrow wing
twin-engine jet and 51M Zolja
transonic combat aircraft B-12.
Translation of the Cyrillic text on the picture:
"Assembly hangar of "Ikarus" before the out brake of World War Two. Ikarus B-5, prototype
of indigenous experimental twin-engined light aircraft with pilot in prone position,
accompanied with other planes produced in this Airplane factory, IK-2 and Blenheim."
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