Groshev GN-4
| Groshev GN-4 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Glider |
| Role | Transport glider |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | Moscow Glider Works |
| Designer | G.F. Groshev |
| Built by | Moscow Glider Works |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1934 |
The Groshev GN-4 was a Soviet transport glider introduced in 1934.
Designed by G. F. Groshev and built by the Moscow Glider Works, the GN-4 was the world's first transport glider, with capacity for 5 passengers. Unlike later transport gliders, which would be towed near to the destination then released to glide on their own, the GN-4 was designed to be towed almost the entire flight except for a short while after release from the tow-plane for landing, though it is claimed that it could fly like a sailplane under the right conditions. The general idea was that the GN-4 would be towed with other gliders as part of a glider train behind a commercial version of the Polikarpov R-5. The GN-4's design consists of a narrow oval fuselage mated to a high-wing, strut-braced wing with an enclosed cockpit and 5 passenger seats.[1][2][3]
Specifications
[edit]- Crew: 1
- Passengers: 5
- Wingspan: 60 ft
- Fuselage length: 27 ft
- Empty weight: 1,000 lb
- Loaded weight: 1,992 lb
- Maximum towing speed: 100 mph
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gliders of the Soviet Union - War History". warhistory.org. February 2, 2024.
- ^ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20170007919/downloads/20170007919.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Mrazek, James E. (1977). Fighting Gliders of World War II. St. Martin's Press. p. 161. ISBN 9780312289270.
 | This aircraft of the 1930s article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |