Sheremetev Sh-5
Sheremetev · Soviet Union · first flew 1933 · glider
The Sheremetev Sh-5 was a two-seat sailplane designed by Boris Nikolayevich Sheremetev and produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. It was an unorthodox design.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wing mounted high on a pylon above the fuselage pod, braced with V-struts |
| T — Tail | Cruciform |
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Spot it by:
- Pod-and-boom layout
- Cruciform tail with the horizontal stabiliser atop the boom and a large ventral fin below
- Wing mounted high on a pylon above the fuselage pod, braced with V-struts
A high-wing sailplane on a pylon above a pod fuselage, with a tail boom, a cruciform tail with a ventral fin, and a single skid.
Specifications
- The Sheremetev Sh-5 has a length of 7.68 m (25 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16 m (52 ft).
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History
It first flew in 1933. Two open cockpits were provided in tandem, with the rear cockpit located beneath the wing.
Variants
The Sh-5 was also produced in Turkey as an unlicensed copy by THK as the THK-9. MKEK later built it as the MKEK-7 after taking over the production facilities in 1952.
Where you'll see it
The Sh-5 set several records in the 1930s, including distance records of 60 km and 140 km in 1933 and an altitude record in 1935. On 11 May 1935 Koshits flew 5,025 km through the Caucasus, towed behind a Polikarpov R-5.
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