Antonov A-9
The Antonov A-9 is a designed by the Soviet Antonov OKB glider. It first flew in 1949.
In the early 1950s made the guy by some special achievements attention. So Wjascheslaw Jefimenko flew on 6 June 1952, 636.8 km a new world record in the target -haul flight.
From the A-9, a two-seater has been derived, the Antonov A- tenth This guy was 30 cm longer and had a larger tail. On May 26, 1953 Victor Ilschenko reached with the A-10 with 829.8 km in 9 hours 11 min a new world record in free -haul flight.
The body of both types had an oval cross section. The full-vision canopy was made of glass. The wing had spoilers. The chassis consisted of a fixed main wheel and tail skid at the rear. The wingtips were protected by rubbing strake.