Cheranovsky (Cheranovskii) Aircraft and Designs

[Stargazer]

Hi

Thanks Vladimir. As a rule I do not share Motocar's modified plans because, as he himself indicates, they are "free interpretations" of existing material, therefore speculative and not fit for this section, in my opinion. That's why he has a dedicated topic for his work in the "User artwork" section.

 

[Motocar]

Soon he begins to model the Cheranowski Bich-17, although there is one in the market, this will be in different materials

 

[hesham]

From Авиация и космонавтика 5/2016 & 4/2016,

here is a drawings and pictures to BICh aircraft,also a small info about BICh-15
and BICh-19.

 

[hesham]

Also amazing sketches for him with a Model.

 

[Cy-27]

The first drawing in the first of Hesham's recent posts is of the passenger variant of the BICh-5. Never seen this image before, thanks for posting!

In 1925 Cheranovsky proposed several flying wing aircraft designs. Some of these were tested in the TsAGI wind tunnel during 1927-1928. One of these was a large, aerodynamically clean aircraft with a BMW VI engine designated the BICh-5. It was intended as a bomber with retractable undercarriage but was never completed.

I have literally just received my copy of the April A+K so I am looking forward to reading it.

Source for notes:

The History of the Construction of Aircraft in the USSR to 1938 by V.B.Shavrov
Bulletin of the Russian Aviation Research Group

 

[Maveric]

Can you translate please the text under the picture 1-6, they speak about BITSch No.3 and 4...

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear Cy-27,

and for BICh-5 V,its new for me too.

 

[Cy-27]

Can you translate please the text under the picture 1-6

"Monoplane which was first signed [designated] as the BICh No 3 and BICh No 4".

Probably not the same as the parabolic wing BICh-3 and BICh-4 designs (different engine and tail).

 

[hesham]

From Авиация и Космонавтика 2016-06,

here is a two Projects for Cheranovskii,one from 1941,maybe a glider,and the second
was from 1942 ?.

 

[bigvlada]

Seems that both are gliders, one is ornithopter glider and the second one is flying wing intended for airborne operations.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

a strange design to Cheranovsky,with twin tail fin,mounted at the middle of the wings ?.

http://www.avia-it.com/act/biblioteca/periodici/PDF%20Riviste/Ala%20d'Italia/L'ALA%20D'ITALIA%201928%2004.pdf

 

[Cy-27]

The accompanying article to the Hesham's drawing from L'Ala d'Italia states:

This design is due to Mr. B.I. Cheranovski.

The model of that device was from the experimental aerodynamic central institute in Moscow [TsAGI]; it has the original provision that appears in the picture.

The very wide wing surface has the special shape seems that the conditions of static and dynamic stability are favourable, even in respect to the moments around the three axes, the vertical axis, longitudinal and transverse. The experimental [parabola wing] system was already use in the development of glider aircraft models.

The parabolic wing was equipped with two engines (75 hp each) with symmetrical propellers. The wing was extended 12 metres, its maximum depth of 4.5 metres; wing area 25 sq m. Total weight including the engines was 1,200 kg with a maximum speed of 120 km/h.

No designation was noted in the article. I thought at first it might be a preliminary design for the BICh-10 but the 1933 date did not fit in with the magazines 1928 date. It could be an initial design that eventually led to the BICh-5 design, but I think its possibly an evaluation design for models to be tested in the TsAGI wind tunnel.

 

[hesham]

Sorry my dear Cy-27,

I didn't see your respond,just seen,and here is a drawings to Cheranovsky RP-1 & RP-2
Rocketplanes.

 

[hesham]

From Авиация и Космонавтика 2016-06,

The Che-23.

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1956,

all Info about BICh-15 ;

The next aircraft was again a glider, the BICh-15 from 1934, a single-seater without tail trapezoidal wing (trailing edge right, leading edge in arrow), at monotrace train and daggerboards of wings. Very little is known about this experimental prototype the following figures:
Characteristics: span:
14.25 m. (46 ft 9 in): empty weight:
100 kg. (221 1b.).

 

[hesham]

Consider just a dreams to Cheranovski of 1920.

From, Столетняя история летающего крыла,

a clearer view.

 

[hesham]

Thank you dear borovik,

About the BICh aircraft and do you know the BICh-22 ?
I think it was a light aircraft.

BICh-22 or the more known as Che-22. 1948. Developments OKB-MAI
Span:7,5 m
Lenght: 4,2 m

From Flying 1950-6,

a clearer view to it.

Flying Magazine

books.google.com.eg

 

[hesham]

In the book (The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft),I found under the title L.B. Kurchyevskii on pages 160 and 161 that :

he was the designer of APK series of large-calibre cannon and he
worked in USP for NKTP and he invited the aircraft constructors
to make a fighters to armed them with these guns , such as IL
and CHERANOVSKII BICh-17 fighters,after he was arrested there
were other two projects one from BICh design and the anther
from P.D.Gurshin at MAI.

From the source,still Mystery ?.

 

[niksfromru]

The BICh-20 Pionier was a light sport aircraft:

BICH-20 layout

 

[niksfromru]

Page from "Samolet" magaine (No 3 1938)

 

[hesham]

From this book,

That's what I imagined
Cheranovsky in 1940
plane of the future

 

[Stargazer]

A new one for me... a tank-carrier called the BiCH-004 by Fairchild's inhouse magazine back in 1951.
Was that a genuine Cheranovsky project? (or even a genuine Soviet project for that matter?)

 

[Hood]

A new one for me... a tank-carrier called the BiCH-004 by Fairchild's inhouse magazine back in 1951.
Was that a genuine Cheranovsky project? (or even a genuine Soviet project for that matter?)

This one is a fake, it's in the "Western Artists' Concepts of Soviet aircraft during the Cold War" thread.

 

[Stargazer]

This one is a fake, it's in the "Western Artists' Concepts of Soviet aircraft during the Cold War" thread.

Oh, okay. Sorry for polluting this thread.