Oškinis BRO-16 Pempė
Bronis Oškinis · USSR · first flew 1973 · glider
The Oškinis BRO-16, also called the Pempė, was a single-seat training glider flown in the USSR in the 1970s. It was unusual for being both a biplane and a flying boat.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Open cockpit near the nose and a girder rear fuselage under the upper wing |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Biplane flying-boat glider with a short forward nacelle
- Lower wing about 25 per cent shorter in span than the upper
- Open cockpit near the nose and a girder rear fuselage under the upper wing
Look for a small biplane glider with a boat-like nacelle, a lower wing shorter than the upper, and a large nearly rectangular rudder.
Specifications
- The Oškinis BRO-16 Pempė has a length of 5.24 m (17 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7 m (23 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was a development of the BRO-11 land monoplane produced some twenty years earlier and first flew in August 1973. The wings were rectangular with rounded tips and the lower wing was ply-covered.
Variants
The BRO-16 Pempė was the main production variant. The BRO-17U Utochka was a short-span variant with the upper wing divided into three staggered slats, and its completion is uncertain.
Where you'll see it
The BRO-16 was mass produced, though numbers are not available. Examples operated from the Kaunas Reservoir in Lithuania.
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