Charkov ChAI-3

[carson1934]

Help required please!

I require information and pictures/images of the russian flying wing Charkov ChAI-3:
all I could find on the net so far is a rather "tattered" picture...
Thanks in advance for your help
carson1934

P.S. Unfortunately I cannot use cyrillic letters as my PC doesn't let me do it on this programme but I hope above is a good enough transliteration.

 

[Waynos]

I am unaware of the name and designation you posted Carson, and nor can I find anything in my library. Is it possible you mean Cheranovskiy and his flying wing/blended delta projects?

 

[Wurger]

Here the one I have found only.

 

[vikingBerserker]

It looks like an English Double-Decker with wings!

More data:
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/KHAI-3 PAGE.htm

 

[Waynos]

WOW. Obviously not Cheranovskiy then, this guy was much madder

 

[Graeme]

I've only seen it spelt KHARKOV.

 

[carson1934]

I've only seen it spelt KHARKOV.

Hi Graeme,
thanks very much..unfortunately it's always a matter of debate how to transliterate russian words into western idioms and then it depends what's the reader mother language.
I can speak some russian and know pretty well cyrillic alphabet but my P/C doesn't take cyrillic words in this programme.
Thanks again
carson1934

 

[carson1934]

Here the one I have found only.

Hi Wurger
thanks very much though I was aware of that particular pic.
cheers
carson1934

 

[carson1934]

It looks like an English Double-Decker with wings!

More data:
KhAI-3_Avaivnito-3_Planeret_1936_1:72_Model_Unicraft

Hi VikingBerserker,
thanks very much for your diagram and above all for the link...
Cheers
carson1934

 

[carson1934]

WOW. Obviously not Cheranovskiy then, this guy was much madder

Hi Waynos,
yeah,this guy Cheranovski must have been nuts but nevertheless his flying wings did fly!
carson1934