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Kocherigin OBSh M-81

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Proposed ground attack plane with Shvetsov M-81 radial engine.

AG-1 - 23mm VYa-23 cannon
AG-2 - .30 cal ShKAS machine guns

History:
History for this airplane is sketchy. What I could dig up was that is was a project to create a Shturmovik with the new M-81 engine Shvetsov was building. Offensive armament was two .50 cal UBS machine guns, and two .30 cal ShKAS machine guns in the lower fuselage. The UBS machine guns were replaced by 23mm VYa-23 cannon later in the development process. Either two 250 lb bombs or one 500 lb bomb on a rack could be carried under the fuselage. Provision was made for four RS-82 or RS-132 rockets under the outer wings. This superb airplane was rejected because of the cancellation of Shvetsov's M-81 engine.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Length 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 8,089lbs (3,669kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,388lbs (5,165kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.144
  • Wing Loading 45.9lbs/ft2 (224.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 248.2ft2 (23.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2267

Parts

  • Number of Parts 61
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 343