Abramovich flyer
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| Abromovich flyer | |
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| Type | Early experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich |
| Designed by | V. M. Abramovich |
The Abramovich flyer was an early aircraft built by Russian aviator Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich in 1912, based on the Wright brothers' designs he had seen while working for their German subsidiary. Differences from the Wright designs of the time included wheeled undercarriage and conventional empennage replacing the canard the Wrights used. Abramovich retained the wing warping technique the Wrights used for banking the aircraft, but controlled this with a control stick rather than the hip-controlled harness of the Wrights' design. Using this aircraft, Abramovich was successful in setting many early aviation records in Russia, including carrying several passengers.
Given the legal action that the Wrights were taking at the time against a large number of people they felt were infringing on their patents by building far less similar aircraft than this one, possibly Abramovich's untimely death in a 1913 crash saved him from experiencing similar action by his former employers.
[edit] Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 8.30 m (27 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 8 in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: 50 m² (540 ft²)
- Empty weight: 480 kg (1,060 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× NAG inline engines, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: 14 kg/m² (3 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 100 W/kg (0.19 hp/lb)
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