Cukurs C-6bis

Cukurs C-6bis
Role Dive bomber
Manufacturer Herberts Cukurs
Designer Herberts Cukurs
First flight 1940
Introduction 1940
Primary user Latvian Air Force
Number built 1


Cukurs C-6bis was a Latvian prototype dive bomber aircraft designed by Herberts Cukurs in 1940.[1]

Development

The aircraft was based on the Cukurs C-6 Trīs zvaigznes (Three stars) trainer which was known for its 1937 flight from Riga to Tokyo and return.[1]

Work on the C-6bis started in 1939, with the first test flights in 1940. Soon after first test flights the Latvian Air Force accepted the aircraft and ordered twelve.[1]

Test flights were halted on the 7 June 1940, just 10 days before the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940. During the occupation the Red Army expressed interest in the C-6bis and test flew it, but they determined that it was unsuitable for use.

Only one example was built and its fate remains unknown.

Specifications (C-6bis)

Data from Airwar.ru[1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cukurs C-6bis". Airwar.ru. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
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