The Bisnovat 5 (Бисноват 5) was a research aircraft inspired by the German DFS 346 aircraft that was captured by Soviet troops towards the end of World War II. It was ordered into development in order to provide an all-Soviet alternative to an aircraft built on foreign technology. Work progressed so slowly, however, that turbojet technology quickly overtook the project, which was cancelled without the aircraft making a single powered flight. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1948: Events January January 17 - BOAC begins to replace flying boat routes with the Lockheed Constellation March the Israeli Air Force is formed, with the new state of Israel March 10 - VF-5 becomes the first US Navy carrier squadron to... The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the air force of the Soviet Union. ... The DFS 346 (Samolyot 346) was a German rocket-powered, high-speed research aircraft of World War II. It was designed by Felix Kracht at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS), the German Institute for Sailplane Flight. The prototype was still unfinished by the end of the war and... The DFS 346 (Samolyot 346) was a German rocket-powered, high-speed research aircraft of World War II. It was designed by Felix Kracht at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS), the German Institute for Sailplane Flight. The prototype was still unfinished by the end of the war and... CCCP redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For the transportation company in southern China, see TurboJET. Turbojets are the oldest kind of general purpose jet engines. ...

Two prototypes were constructed, the first beginning glide tests on July 14, 1948, towed into the air by a Petlyakov Pe-8. This aircraft was destroyed in a crash at the end of its third flight on September 5. The second prototype made five gliding flights between January and June 1949. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Petlyakov Pe-8, also known as TB-7 was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II, the only four-engined bomber the USSR used during the war. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Operators

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force

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Specifications (Bisnovat 5)

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 11.20 m (36 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
• Height: ()
• Wing area: 19.9 m² (213 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,740 lb)
• Loaded weight: 3,400 kg (7,480 lb)

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,200 km/h (750 mph)