The ANT-8 was an experimental flying boat designed by Tupolev . It was designated the "MDR-2" (MDR meaning Morskoi Dalnii Razvedchik , or Naval Long-Range Reconnaissance) by the military.
8-558: Tupolev and the TsAGI were asked to build the ANT-8 in 1925, but other projects were deemed more important. Thus, little was completed on the ANT-8. Finally, in 1930, with Ivan Pogosski leading, actual work was started on the aircraft. Its first flight was on January 30, 1931, piloted by S. Riballschuk. Shortly after the ANT-8 flew for the first time, the ANT-14 lifted off the ground. The ANT-8
16-523: Is a Russian national research centre for aviation . It was founded in Moscow by Russian aviation pioneer Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky on December 1, 1918. From 1925 and up to the 1930s, TsAGI developed and hosted Tupolev 's AGOS ( Aviatziya, Gidroaviatziya i Opytnoye Stroitelstvo , the "Aviation, Hydroaviation, and Experimental Construction"), the first aircraft design bureau in Soviet Union, and at
24-558: The Chetverikov MDR-3 . Only one was built, although its hull was modified several times. Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995 General characteristics Performance Armament TsAGI The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (also ( Zhukovsky ) Central Institute of Aerodynamics , Russian : Центра́льный аэрогидродинами́ческий институ́т, ЦАГИ , romanized : Tsentral'nyy Aerogidrodinamicheskiy Institut , TsAGI )
32-481: The bow and aft of the wing, each mounting two DA-2 machine guns . Up to 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs could be carried under the wing roots. Although the aircraft demonstrated excellent seaworthiness, and Tupolev learned much about flying boat hulls from it, continuation of the ANT-8 project was deemed unnecessary by the Soviet Navy , as it was believed that it was obsolete and would soon be superseded by
40-545: The participation in the rocket Energia and the Space Shuttle Buran projects. See also Category:Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute employees 55°35′36″N 38°06′24″E / 55.59333°N 38.10667°E / 55.59333; 38.10667 This article about an aviation -related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an organization in Russia
48-524: The time the main one. In 1930, two other major aircraft design bureaus in the country were the Ilyushin 's TsKB ( Tsentralnoye Konstruksionnoye Byuro means "Central Design Bureau") and an independent, short-lived Kalinin 's team in Kharkiv . In 1935 TsAGI was partly relocated to the former dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation") converted to the new urban-type settlement Stakhanovo . It
56-470: Was chosen to be made entirely from metal, with a Duralumin hull and similar wings to the Tupolev R-6 . The fuselage received much attention from the designers and it was decided to have the floats included in the load-bearing structure. Power came from two pusher BMW VI engines mounted over the wings. The aircraft was fitted with an enclosed cockpit for the two pilots, while turrets were mounted in
64-509: Was named after Alexey Stakhanov , a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed to Zhukovsky . The Moscow branch of the institute is known Moscow complex of TsAGI . In 1965 in Zhukovsky a Department of Aeromechanics and Flight Engineering of MIPT was established with support of TsAGI's research and knowledge base to educate specialists for aerospace industry. Among TsAGI's developments are
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