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Nikitin NV 6

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Top speed
  
270 km/h

Length
  
5.8 m

Wingspan
  
7 m

First flight
  
December 1940

The Nikitin NV-6, (a.k.a. UTI-6), was a single seat aerobatic biplane designed and produced in the USSR in 1940.

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Development

Nikitin designed the NV-6 as an aerobatic aircraft which was unusual in the USSR in 1939. The fuselage of welded KhMA steel tubing, and lower wing were taken from the NV-1 sporting aircraft of 1933. A new wooden upper wing supported by I struts and cabanes, duralumin tail surfaces with fabric covering and cantilever faired undercarriage attached to the fuselage completed the NV-6. Flight testing was begun by Nikitin and Schyevchyenko during December 1940 but the onset of the Great Patriotic War stopped further work.

Specifications (NV-6)

Data from Gunston, Bill. "Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995". London:Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0-1/2 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.0 m (22 ft 11-1/2 in)
  • Wing area: 14 m2 (151 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  • Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × MG-11F, 134.23 kW (180 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph)
  • Endurance: 2.5 hours
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,750 ft)

    • References

    Nikitin NV-6 Wikipedia
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