Tairov OKO-7
| OKO-7 | |
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| Role | Heavy fighter |
| National origin | USSR |
| Designer | Vsyevolod Konstantinovich Tairov |
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The OKO-7 was to have been a heavy fighter produced in the Ukraine region of the USSR in 1940
Designed to a 1940 VVS requirement for a heavy fighter, the OKO-7 was to have been powered by two I,500hp Shvetsov M-90 (Ash-90) or two 1,380hp Mikulin AM-37 engines, with armament of three 20mm ShVAK cannon and two 7.62mm ShKAS machine-guns. The OKO-7. was Tairov's last known design before he was killed in an air crash in December 1941.
Specifications (OKO-7)
Data from Gunston, Bill. "Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995". London:Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov M-90 (Ash-90), 1,118.5 kW (1,500 hp) each
Armament
- 3 x 20 mm ShVAK cannon.
- 2 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns.
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
References
- Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
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