blackkite
Don't laugh, don't cry, don't even curse, but.....
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Hi!
Designation system.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,27178.0
borovik-san's chart.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17877.0;attach=581666;image
http://forum.worldofwarplanes.com/index.php?/topic/2008-kocherigin-opb-5/
"The Kocherigin OPB-5 is one of the least known soviet aircraft to be built, but it had great potential. I first found it in Shavrov's book of soviet aircraft from 1938-1950. It was built as a high speed ground attack and dive bomber aircraft also capable of being a fighter. It had an internal bombay capable of holding 500kg of bombs and could be armed with 4 rocket projectiles. Gun armament was 2 syncronized 7,62mm ShKAS MGs firing at 1500 rpm and 2 wing mounted 12,7mm UBK MGs firing at 1000rpm. There were plans of mounting 2 wing mounted 23mm VYa cannons firing at 600rpm. The engine was a 1425hp M90 radial but there were also plans of mounting the M82FN and AM37 engines. Speed was 600km/h at altitude and 504km/h at sea level. The aircraft flew in 1941 and showed favourable performance, but there were some large delays for production. However Kocherigin's design bureau terminated in 1942 and further development was stopped."
Photo and drawing source.
http://www.unicraft.biz/on/opb/opb.htm
http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/opb-5.html
Designation system.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,27178.0
borovik-san's chart.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17877.0;attach=581666;image
http://forum.worldofwarplanes.com/index.php?/topic/2008-kocherigin-opb-5/
"The Kocherigin OPB-5 is one of the least known soviet aircraft to be built, but it had great potential. I first found it in Shavrov's book of soviet aircraft from 1938-1950. It was built as a high speed ground attack and dive bomber aircraft also capable of being a fighter. It had an internal bombay capable of holding 500kg of bombs and could be armed with 4 rocket projectiles. Gun armament was 2 syncronized 7,62mm ShKAS MGs firing at 1500 rpm and 2 wing mounted 12,7mm UBK MGs firing at 1000rpm. There were plans of mounting 2 wing mounted 23mm VYa cannons firing at 600rpm. The engine was a 1425hp M90 radial but there were also plans of mounting the M82FN and AM37 engines. Speed was 600km/h at altitude and 504km/h at sea level. The aircraft flew in 1941 and showed favourable performance, but there were some large delays for production. However Kocherigin's design bureau terminated in 1942 and further development was stopped."
Photo and drawing source.
http://www.unicraft.biz/on/opb/opb.htm
http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/opb-5.html