Antonov Aircraft U

[hesham]

Hi,


the Antonov Aircraft U was a tandem two-seat primary trainer project of 1930s,length
10 m,span 6.4 m and speed 110 km/h,two versions were designed.


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[boxkite]

Re: Antonov Type Y

Please note: Cyrillic letter Y is equivalent to the Latin U, so it's necessary to name the project Antonov 'Samolyot U' or 'Izdeliye U'.

 

[hesham]

Ok my dear Boxkite,


I will correct it.

 

[cluttonfred]

OK, I'll bite, what the heck is that small airfoil above the front cockpit in the low-wing versions?

 

[Jemiba]

The translation is a bit hard to understand, but maybe this sentence could be taken
literally: "... installing additional fuel tank - it was given a wing shape and set on stands
in front of the cockpit." ?

 

[blackkite]

The translation is a bit hard to understand, but maybe this sentence could be taken
literally: "... installing additional fuel tank - it was given a wing shape and set on stands
in front of the cockpit." ?

What a large fuel tank. ;D

 

[igor-mich]

The first version was originally solved installing additional fuel tank - it was given a wing shape and set on stands in front of the cockpit


В первом варианте оригинально была решена установка дополнительного топливного бака – ему придали форму крылышка и установили на стойках впереди кабины летчика

 

[Jemiba]

What a large fuel tank. ;D

A rough (very rough indeed !) calculation shows, that this tank could hold at least about
20 litres. For such a small aircraft with its small engine, that's quite a lot additional fuel, I think.