The Nikitin NV-6, (a.k.a. UTI-6), was a single seat aerobatic biplane designed and produced in the USSR in 1940.

NV-6
Role Aerobatic aircraft
National origin USSR
Manufacturer Nikitin
Designer Vasilii Vasilyevich Nikitin
First flight December 1940; 83 years ago (1940-12)
Number built 1

Development

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Nikitin designed the NV-6 as an aerobatic aircraft which was unusual in the USSR in 1939. The fuselage of welded KhMA steel tubing, and lower wing were taken from the NV-1 sporting aircraft of 1933. A new wooden upper wing supported by I struts and cabanes, duralumin tail surfaces with fabric covering and cantilever faired undercarriage attached to the fuselage completed the NV-6. Flight testing was begun by Nikitin and Schyevchyenko during December 1940 but the onset of the Great Patriotic War stopped further work.

Specifications (NV-6)

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Data from Gunston, Bill. "Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995". London:Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0.5 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.0 m (22 ft 11.5 in)
  • Wing area: 14 m2 (151 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  • Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × MG-11F , 134.23 kW (180 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph, 146 kn)
  • Endurance: 2.5 hours
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,750 ft)

See also

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists list of aircraft

References

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  • Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
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