Kharkiv P-10

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Kharkiv P-10

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Background

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A versatile reconnaissance aircraft, light bomber, and attack aircraft was developed at the Kharkov Aviation Institute under the direction of I. G. Neman in 1936. The design featured a single-engine, all-wood cantilever low-wing configuration, adhering to traditional aerodynamic principles. The crew comprised two members: a pilot and a navigator.

The initial prototype of the aircraft, designated KhAI-5, took to the skies in June 1936. Although it exhibited lower performance metrics, it triumphed in a competition against an alternative reconnaissance aircraft, the Kochyerigin R-9, leading to its acceptance for production under the military designation R-10, where ‘R’ stands for razvyedchik, meaning reconnaissance in Russian. At the time, it represented a contemporary design. By early 1940, a total of 493 R-10 units had been produced at the aviation plants in Kharkiv and Saratov. The first series encountered several initial issues, which culminated in the arrest of Iosif Nyeman by the NKVD on December 11, 1938, on charges of sabotage and espionage, a frequent allegation during that era.

Eight examples of this aircraft were delivered by the Soviet Union to the Aviation School in Kuldsha, in 1939, these aircraft weren’t formerly ordered until Jan 11th, 1940. the aircraft was used to train radio communication and Gunnery. In Chinese records, they would be designated “P-10”. it is presumed that any aircraft did not survive the Sino-Japanese War

If you have any more information on this, please share. (Outside of the sources I have linked, I have found nothing so far)

Technical Data

Specifications

Crew - 2

Length - 9.3 m

Height - 3.8 m

Wingspan - 12.2 m

Empty Weight - 2,135 kg

Gross Weight - 3,200 kg

Powerplant - 1 x Shvetsov M-25A / M-25V Radial Engine (544 kW / 580 kW)

Max Speed - 370 km/h | 380 km/h

Service Ceiling - 7,000 m

Range - 1,300 km

Armament

2 x 7.62mm ShKAS Machine Guns

1 x 7.62mm ShKAS in Rear Turret

6 x 50 kg FAB-50

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Reference

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Sources

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(Book) Encyclopedia of Chinese Aircraft, Vol 1.

(Book) A History of Chinese Aviation. Encyclopedia of Aircraft and Aviation in China until 1949.

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