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Alekseyev I-221

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The I-221 was a projected ground attack plane created by Semyon Mikhailovich Alekseyev. It had a convetional fuselage and tail, and had a Lyul'ka TR-3 turbojet, which was being developed to give 10,141 pounds of thrust. The Alekseyev I-221 was intended to have heavy forward-firing armament; two 57mm N-57 cannons in the forward fuselage with 30 rounds each, and two 23mm NR-23 cannon in the wings with 150 rounds each. In addition, provision was made for up to 3,307 pounds of bombs under the fuselage, and 6-16 RS-82 unguided rockets under the outer wing panels. Such a remarkable project would have proved itself very powerful in 1948. Unfortunatly, it never left the drawing board because Alekseyev's design bureau was shut down. AG-1 for the NR-23, AG-2 for the N-57, and AG-1 through AG-5 for the rockets.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 54.7ft (16.7m)
  • Length 41.7ft (12.7m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 13,437lbs (6,094kg)
  • Loaded Weight 17,866lbs (8,104kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.886
  • Wing Loading 42.5lbs/ft2 (207.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 420.5ft2 (39.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2781

Parts

  • Number of Parts 48
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 396