The Kalinin K-7 (Russian: Калинин К-7) was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was of unusual configuration, with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets. In the passenger version, seats were arranged inside the 2.3-meter thick (7 ft 7 in) wings.

The Schleicher K7 Rhönadler is a West German high-wing, two-seat, glider that was designed by Rudolf Kaiser and produced by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. [1][2] Often referred to as the Ka-7 or K-7, the US Federal Aviation Administration …

2020年9月12日 · In November 1933, the K-7 crashed, killing 14 people. Though two additional prototypes had been planned, they were never completed, and the project was canceled. Konstantin Kalinin, unfortunately,...

2020年12月9日 · Sporting a twin-boom fuselage and conspicuous underwing pods, Konstantin Kalinin designed the K-7 experimental aircraft in the early 1930s. Construction on the first (and only) example began in Kharkiv in 1931. Today, this …

The Kalinin K-7 (Russian: Калинин К-7) was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was of unusual configuration, with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets. In the passenger version, seats were arranged inside the 2.3-meter thick (7 ft 7 in) wings.

2024年2月21日 · Apart from having a visual distinction of being a metal monster, the Russian aircraft Kalinin K-7 is a brilliant example of a creative flying machine. Developed in the early 1930s, Kalinin K-7 was designed with a unique form consisting of booms, sizable underwing pods, fixed landing gear, and machine gun turrets inside the pods.

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The K 7 is the third aircraft model after the 1927 founding of the Schleicher Company to bear the name “Rhönadler”. With the K 7, the single capital K was introduced instead of the “Ka” for Kaiser.

Designed by World War I aviator Konstantin Kalinin with a wingspan greater than a B-52's and a much greater wing area, the K-7 was one of the biggest aircraft built before the jet age. It was only one engine short of the B-52 as well, having the curious arrangement of six pulling on the wing leading edge and one pushing at the rear.

2015年4月4日 · The Kalinin K-7 was a heavy experimental aircraft designed and tested in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was of unusual configuration with twin booms and large underwing pods housing fixed landing gear and machine gun turrets. In the passenger version, seats were arranged inside the 2.3-meter thick (7 ft 7 in) wings.