Nikitin NV-6
Vasily Nikitin · Soviet Union · first flew 1940 · light aircraft
The Nikitin NV-6, also known as the UTI-6, was a Soviet single-seat aerobatic biplane designed and built in 1940.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wooden upper wing on I-struts and cabane struts over a welded steel-tube fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Small single-seat aerobatic biplane
- Wooden upper wing on I-struts and cabane struts over a welded steel-tube fuselage
- Cantilever faired main undercarriage attached to the fuselage
A small single-seat biplane with a wooden upper wing on I-struts and cabanes, duralumin fabric-covered tail surfaces and a cantilever faired undercarriage. It has no folding wing.
Specifications
- The Nikitin NV-6 has a length of 5.8 m (19 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7 m (23 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 270 km/h (168 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Nikitin designed the NV-6 as an aerobatic aircraft, which was unusual in the USSR in 1939. The welded KhMA steel-tube fuselage and the lower wing came from the NV-1 sporting aircraft of 1933. Testing began in December 1940, but the Great Patriotic War stopped further work.
Variants
Only one NV-6 was built. It was a one-off with an MG-11F engine of 180 hp.
Where you'll see it
The NV-6 never entered service, as flight testing was cut short by the German invasion.
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