On 1 September 1941 the BI-1 was completed and ready for gliding tests by pilot Boris N. Kudrin as Dushkin's engine was still not ready. A few weeks later, rival aircraft designer A.S. …

The KAI KT-1 Woongbi (Hangul: KT-1 웅비) is a South Korean single-engined turboprop, basic training aircraft. It was jointly developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Agency …

It was the first Japanese aircraft to receive a Certificate of Airworthiness from the Aviation Bureau. It won a prize in a national contest but was not a commercial success and only one was built. …

Feb 21, 2025 · On May 15, 1942, test pilot Grigory Bakhchivandzhi took the BI on its first powered flight. The aircraft roared to life, accelerating faster than any Soviet fighter before it. Within …

BI (BI-1) rocket interceptor. In 1939 Bereznyak was an observer at the static tests of the first reliable rocket engine developed by Leonid Stepanovich Dushkin. In early 1940 he watched …

Aircraft BI (BI-1) (Bereznyak and Isaev) is an experimental fighter-interceptor with a liquid-propellant rocket engine. The aircraft had an unusually small size: a wingspan of 6.48 m, a …

The KAI KT-1 Woongbi is a South Korean single-engine turboprop used as a basic trainer and a light attack aircraft. It was jointly built by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Agency …

Soviet research and development of rocket-powered aircraft began with Sergey Korolev's GIRD-6 project in 1932. His interest in stratospheric flight was also shared by Marshal Mikhail …

Aug 12, 2020 · From the point of view of design, the K-1 was a single-engine high-wing strut-braced structure with a mixed wood-metal power set. The project used several original ideas …

The BI-M2 series of rocket aircraft is good indication of interest in the technology shown by Russian scientists for making rocket-powered flights. Soviet Defence Committee issued a …