- Source: Chyeranovskii BICh-18
The Chyeranovskii BICh-18 Muskulyot (or sometimes Cheranovsky BICh-18) is an experimental Soviet man-powered ornithopter designed and built by Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky. The BiCH-18 was a lightweight wooden construction biplane with two pairs of high aspect ratio wings moved by muscle power. It was first flown in 1937 by R.A. Pischuchev as a glider with the wings locked and launched by cable. On the fourth test the wings were operated by the pedals and a glide of 430 m (470 yd) was achieved.
Specifications
Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 4.48 m (14 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
Empty weight: 72 kg (159 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 130 kg (287 lb)
See also
Related lists
List of human-powered aircraft
References
= Notes
== Bibliography
=Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar pesawat eksperimental
- Chyeranovskii BICh-18
- Chyeranovskii BICh-3
- Chyeranovskii BICh-7
- Chyeranovskii BICh-21
- Chyeranovskii BICh-26
- Chyeranovskii BICh-20
- Chyeranovskii BICh-5
- Chyeranovskii BICh-16
- Chyeranovskii BICh-14
- Chyeranovskii BICh-11
