The BICh-26 was a tailless jet fighter designed in the

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from 1947.

Development

After the close of World War II, Boris Cheranovsky was running a de facto

design bureau OKB () is a transliteration of the Russian initials for "" (), which translates to "Experimental Design Bureau." It could also mean or "Special Design Bureau" in english. During the Soviet era, OKBs were closed institutions working on design and ...

working on jet fighter aircraft. Not only was Cheranovsky involved with jet propulsion, he also studied variable geometry with the BICh-24 and BICh-25, which were designed with variable sweep wings pivoting outboard of the fuselage to help alleviate centre of pressure changes. Also envisaged was a stressed skin light alloy tailless jet fighter with powered flying controls and pressurised cockpit, designated BICh-26. Cheranovsky's failing health from 1948 prevented further progress on these projects.

Variants

* BICh-24 – Variable sweep jet fighter project. * BICh-25 – Variable sweep jet fighter project. * BICh-26 – Tail-less jet fighter project.

Specifications (BICh-26)

Alert: It should be clear to the reader that this aircraft does not exist, and has never existed. It was 'dreams on paper'.

References

* Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. {{Chyeranovskii aircraft 1950s Soviet fighter aircraft BICh-26 Tailless delta-wing aircraft Blended wing body