The Nikitin PSN-1 was a piloted glider anti-shipping missile produced in the USSR from 1937.
Development
From 1933 a series of special projects was initiated under the PSN banner (''Planer Spetsial'nogo Naznachenaya'' - Glider for Special Purposes). A proposal was made by S.F. Valk for a glider
anti-shipping bomb with
Infra-Red
Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from around ...
guidance, which was expanded to include DPT (long-range glider torpedo), LTDD (Long-range flying torpedo) and BMP (towed mine glider). To evaluate the ''Kvant'' Infra-Red guidance a piloted version was produced as the Nikitin PSN-1. Nikitin and Mikhelson designed a small single-seat monoplane flying boat glider with floats at approx 1/2 span, carrying a torpedo underneath. The PSN-1 was carried aloft by either
Tupolev TB-3
The Tupolev TB-3 (russian: Тяжёлый Бомбардировщик, Tyazhyolyy Bombardirovshchik, Heavy Bomber, civilian designation ANT-6) was a monoplane heavy bomber deployed by the Soviet Air Force in the 1930s and used during the early ...
or
Tupolev TB-7 motherships and released at the appropriate height.
At least 10 were built and many of these were flown during trials of the autopilot and the ''Kvant'' (Quantum) guidance system.
Specifications (PSN-1)
See also
References
* Gunston, Bill. "Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995". London:Osprey. 1995.
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080314052226/http://www.aviation.ru/Nikitin/
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Glider aircraft
1930s Soviet experimental aircraft
Flying boats
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World War II guided missiles