The Laville PS-89, also known as the ZIG-1, was an airliner produced in small numbers in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.[1] Design work commenced in 1933 to provide Aeroflot with an airliner of contemporary design, to replace the obsolete Tupolev ANT-9s and Kalinin K-5s then in service. Designed by French engineer André Laville, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design, with twin engines in wing-mounted nacelles, and retractable tailwheel undercarriage. Construction was of metal throughout, except for the fabric skinning of the control surfaces. Laville left the project before the prototype was built, and A.V. Kulev replaced him to lead the project.
The prototype first flew in Spring 1935, but on 27 November, it crashed when the horizontal stabilizer failed during a landing approach. Kulev and five others were killed. The crash was attributed to a flaw in the workmanship, not in the design, and work continued on the project under the leadership of P.I. Eberzin.
A second prototype flew in spring 1937, and a small series of six machines followed from 1937 to 1938. All seven were soon put to use on the Moscow–Simferopol route, where they served until the outbreak of the German-Soviet War. Between 29 September and 11 October 1938 S. Fokanov and S. Andreev flew a PS-89 over the capital cities of all eleven republics of the Soviet Union, covering 10,750 km (6,680 mi) in 44 hours and 40 minutes.
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laville, also, known, airliner, produced, small, numbers, soviet, union, 1930s, design, work, commenced, 1933, provide, aeroflot, with, airliner, contemporary, design, replace, obsolete, tupolev, kalinin, then, service, designed, french, engineer, andré, lavil. The Laville PS 89 also known as the ZIG 1 was an airliner produced in small numbers in the Soviet Union in the 1930s 1 Design work commenced in 1933 to provide Aeroflot with an airliner of contemporary design to replace the obsolete Tupolev ANT 9s and Kalinin K 5s then in service Designed by French engineer Andre Laville it was a low wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design with twin engines in wing mounted nacelles and retractable tailwheel undercarriage Construction was of metal throughout except for the fabric skinning of the control surfaces Laville left the project before the prototype was built and A V Kulev replaced him to lead the project ZIG 1 PS 89Role AirlinerNational origin Soviet UnionManufacturer Zavod Imeni GoltsmanaDesigner Andre LavilleFirst flight 1935Number built 7The prototype first flew in Spring 1935 but on 27 November it crashed when the horizontal stabilizer failed during a landing approach Kulev and five others were killed The crash was attributed to a flaw in the workmanship not in the design and work continued on the project under the leadership of P I Eberzin A second prototype flew in spring 1937 and a small series of six machines followed from 1937 to 1938 All seven were soon put to use on the Moscow Simferopol route where they served until the outbreak of the German Soviet War Between 29 September and 11 October 1938 S Fokanov and S Andreev flew a PS 89 over the capital cities of all eleven republics of the Soviet Union covering 10 750 km 6 680 mi in 44 hours and 40 minutes Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications variant 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesOperators Edit Soviet UnionAeroflotSpecifications variant EditData from PS 89 ZIG 1 by A Laville and A V Kulev General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 14 passengers Length 16 25 m 53 ft 4 in Wingspan 25 11 m 92 ft 3 in Wing area 72 0 m2 775 sq ft Empty weight 4 980 kg 10 960 lb Gross weight 7 200 kg 15 840 lb Powerplant 2 Mikulin M 17F 540 kW 730 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 284 km h 178 mph 155 kn Range 1 300 km 810 mi 700 nmi Service ceiling 4 400 m 14 400 ft Rate of climb 2 9 m s 580 ft min See also EditRelated lists List of aircraft of World War IINotes Edit Taylor 1989 p 751References Edit Laville Kulev ZIG 1 PS 89 Air Dir Air Transport of the World Archived from the original on 2006 03 10 Retrieved 2009 01 24 Kotelnikov V Kulikov V amp Cony C December 2001 Les avions francais en URSS 1921 1941 French Aircraft in the USSR 1921 1941 Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 105 50 56 ISSN 1243 8650 PS 89 ZIG 1 by A Laville and A V Kulev Russian Aviation Museum Retrieved 2009 01 24 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laville PS 89 amp oldid 1068501018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
