Tomashevich Pegasus

Tomashevich · Soviet Union · first flew 1942 · fighter

The Tomashevich Pegasus was a Soviet experimental lightweight fighter designed in the desperate circumstances of 1942, intended to be built quickly from simple materials.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsLow-mounted, straight
E — Engines2 × piston, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage8.72 m fuselage
T — TailConventional

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Characterised by an exceptionally broad, straight, high-aspect-ratio wing relative to its small fuselage, giving a glider-like proportion unusual for a fighter.

Specifications

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History

Designed by Dmitry Tomashevich while under arrest in a sharashka (prison design bureau), the Pegasus featured an unusually broad wing intended to compensate for a low-powered engine. It flew in 1942 but showed insufficient performance for frontline use.

Variants

A single prototype was built; no production followed.

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The Pegasus did not enter operational service; it remained a test aircraft only, evaluated and rejected in favour of established types.

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