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PropertyValue
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  • Antonov A-40
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  • The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka (, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. A prototype was built and tested in 1942, but was found to be unworkable. This vehicle is sometimes called the A-40T or KT.
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empty weight kg
  • 2004
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dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
met or eng?
  • met
Status
  • Cancelled
gross weight kg
  • 7804
length in
  • 6
primary user
Type
  • Glider
wing area sqft
  • 923.500000
span m
  • 18
perfhide
  • Y
Manufacturer
empty weight lb
  • 4418
Capacity
  • 1
length m
  • 12.060000
length ft
  • 39
Developed From
First Flight
  • 1942
span ft
  • 59
gross weight lb
  • 17205
span in
  • 0
wing area sqm
  • 85.800000
Crew
  • Two
Number Built
  • 1
Designer
ref
  • The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995
abstract
  • The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka (, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. A prototype was built and tested in 1942, but was found to be unworkable. This vehicle is sometimes called the A-40T or KT.