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The Kalinin K-7 (Russian: Калинин К-7) was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was of unusual configuration, with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets.
The Kalinin K-7 was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was of unusual configuration, with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets. It was proposed as a heavy bomber/civilian transport.
27 maj 2010 · May 2010 ONE OF THE MORE persistent hoaxes drifting about on the Internet concerns an airplane called the Kalinin K-7. Built in the early 1930s, the K-7 was Russian, and big.
Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear.
Die sowjetische Kalinin K-7 (russisch Калинин К-7) war ein Riesenflugzeug, das als überschwerer Bomber oder Großraum-Verkehrsflugzeug Verwendung finden sollte. Die Kalinin K-7 bestand aus einem bis zu 2,33 Meter dicken elliptischen Tragflügel mit einer Spannweite von 53 Metern, in dem bis zu 120 Passagiere Platz finden sollten.
28 paź 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Kalinin K-7 Heavy Bomber / Passenger Airliner Prototype including pictures.
9 mar 2012 · Designed by Konstantin Kalinin and built between 1931 and 1933, the K7 was one of a kind. During its first test flight, the super-plane exhibited serious in-flight instability. The plane’s...
