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Chyeranovskii BICh 18

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Wingspan
  
8 m

First flight
  
August 10, 1937

Length
  
4.48 m

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 Aircraft

General 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)

    • References

    Chyeranovskii BICh-18 Wikipedia
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