Abramovich flyer

Infobox Aircraft
name=Abromovich flyer
type=Early experimental aircraft
manufacturer=Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich
designer=V. M. AbramovichThe Abramovich flyer was an early aircraft built by Russian aviator Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich in 1912, based on the Wright brothers' designs he had seen while working for their German subsidiary. Differences from the Wright designs of the time included wheeled undercarriage and conventional empennage replacing the canard the Wrights used. Abramovich retained the wing warping technique the Wrights used for banking the aircraft, but controlled this with a control stick rather than the hip-controlled harness of the Wrights' design. Using this aircraft, Abramovich was successful in setting many early aviation records in Russia, including carrying several passengers.

Given the legal action that the Wrights were taking at the time against a large number of people they felt were infringing on their patents by building far less similar aircraft than this one, possibly Abramovich's untimely death in a 1913 crash saved him from experiencing similar action by his former employers.

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=1
capacity=1 passenger
length main=8.30 m
length alt=27 ft 3 in
span main=11.80 m
span alt=38 ft 8 in
height main= m
height alt= ft in
area main=50 m²
area alt=540 ft²
empty weight main=480 kg
empty weight alt=1,060 lb
loaed weight main=720 kg
loaded weight alt=1,580 lb
max takeoff weight main= kg
max takeoff weight alt= lb
number of props=1
engine (prop)=NAG
type of prop=inline engines
power main=75 kW
power alt=100 hp
max speed main= km/h
max speed alt= knots, mph
range main= km
range alt= nm, mi
ceiling main= m
ceiling alt= ft
climb rate main= m/s
climb rate alt= ft/min
loading main=14 kg/m²
loading alt=3 lb/ft²
power/mass main=100 W/kg
power/mass alt=0.19 hp/lb