Belyayev EOI
| EOI | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | Belyayev |
| Designer | |
The EOI (experimental single-seat fighter) was a fighter aircraft designed and built in the USSR from August 1939.
Development[]
Viktor Nikolayevich Belyayev had an illustrious early career with TsAGI, , Aeroflot, , , and the Tupolev OKB. He also designed and built several gliders from 1920, including flying wing designs.
Belyayev was authorised to design and build this twin-boom experimental pusher-engined fighter in August 1939. The prototype aircraft and the vast majority of drawings, paperwork and photographs were destroyed in October 1941 during the German invasion. A fighter-dive bomber version of the EOI, called PBI (dive bomber fighter), was in the planning stages.
Specifications (EOI)[]
Data from Gunston, Bill. "Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995". London:Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 19 m2 (205 sq ft)
- Airfoil: max speed
- Powerplant: × Klimov M-105 (VK-105) , 783 kW (1,050 hp)
Performance
See also[]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- SAAB J21
- Vultee XP-54
Related lists
References[]
- Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
- 1930s Soviet fighter aircraft
- Belyayev aircraft