Tuesday 1 March 2016

Unbuilt Alekseyev projects

This is another special post in order to cover the unbuilt Alekseyev projects. Sadly it has not any pics because we couldn't find many info about them:

  • I-210: The original version of the I-211, powered by a pair of Tumanskii RD-20, a copy of the German BMW 003, jet engines. Never went beyond the desing board given the availability of the better Lyul'ka TR-1 engines which powered the I-211.
  • I-211S: The I-211 with backwards swept wings and tail. Unfortunately the blueprints we found for this one are not in good quality so we couldn't drawn it. 
  • UTI-212: Trainer two-seater version of the I-212. 
  • I-213: Apparently another version of the I-212. Further details are unknown.
  • I-214: An I-212 version with the tail berbette replaced by a rearwards facing radar and even heavier forward armament. Intended as a specialized night fighter.
  • I-215D: An I-215 with a by-cycle undercarriage. Built by OKB-21 order.
  • I-217: Proposed version of the I-212 with two sub-variants, one with forward swept wings and backwards swept tail and another one with backwards swept wings and backwards swept tail.
A blueprint of a I-211S (AKA I-211C Arrow).
A general diagram showing various sub-variants.



















Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alekseyev_I-21
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alekseyev_I-212
3. http://survincity.com/2012/05/transformer-alexeev-i-211-215-216-okb-21-fighter/

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