What plane is this?

Thanks guys. It appears you’re right. I checked airframes.org (forgot about that site until 5mins ago) and found it was YR-BAN, B737-400 of Blue Air.
Many thanks for clearing that up quickly. 🙂

Its an airline called Blue Air.

Who I believe operate B737-300/400/500 aircraft.

Its an airline called Blue Air.

Which is why they developed the SK-2…………
Ken

So that’s what a Gee Bee racer would look like with an in-line engine!

Roger Smith.

PS – the SK part of the designation stands for ‘Skorostnii Krylo’ – High Speed Wing.

Smallest possible airframe to take a V-12 engine, smallest possible wing to make a safe landing on Soviet grass strips.

Ken

For a fighter visibility would have been a major concern.

Which is why they developed the SK-2…………

Ken

thanks again.

Would be great for Reno though!

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Before W.W.II the idea of a maneuvering dogfight at 300mph plus was discounted by various people (who might have known better) such as the Air Ministry, who came up with the fatal ”Fighter Area Attacks”. The early Spitfire had a flat topped and flat sided canopy, and the vertical height of the windscreen was less than 1 foot – to ensure speed. The Hurricane and Messersmitt Bf-109 both had heavily framed winscreens and the height of the windscreen was also small.

Sort of misses the point about being a fighter, doesn’t it? :confused:

Moggy

For a fighter visibility would have been a major concern.

What plane is this?

Thanks

It’s a Soviet Bisnovat SK-1 – an attempt by Bisnovat to produce the smallest possible fighter around the M-105 V-12 engine…..

A further variant – the SK-2 – had a raised cockpit giving a better view for the pilot.

Neither type entered service.

I made a vacform model of one a long time ago :-

A bit more info at :- http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/db/sov/SK1BISNO.html

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/db/sov/SK2BISNO.html

Ken