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The Bartini Stal-6 was a prototype .
Its landing gear is one main retractable wheel under the fuselage , and  2 wing-tip skids under the wings .
The cockpit view to  forward is poor , there are only 2 view ports to watch forward .



General characteristics :

    Crew: 1
    Length: 6.88 m (22 ft 6.75 in)
    Wingspan: 9.0 m (29 ft 6.75 in)
    Wing area: 14.3 m2 (154 sq ft)
    Empty weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
    Gross weight: 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × V-1570 Curtiss Conqueror , 469.8 kW (630 hp)

Performance   :

    Maximum speed: 420 km/h (261 mph, 227 kn)
    Rate of climb: 21 m/s (4,135 ft/min

Some links  :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartini_Stal-6

http://www.redbanner.co.uk/History/Archive/1930s/stal6/Stal_6.html

Model kit   :
http://www.ussr-airspace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_39_38_105&products_id=869

https://www.valka.cz/Bartini-Stal-6-t102660

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The Stal-8 was a fighter version armed with 2 x 7.62 mm MGs , and its cockpit was more classical

[Kopfdorfer]

What an interesting little aircraft !

Kopfdorfer

[UberDemon]

Got it in one of my Yefim Gordon books.  I support all the aviation experiments.

[Dragunoff]

Thank you for info!

[UberDemon]

Sure enough... in "Soviet X-Planes" by Yefim Gordon and Bill Gunston.



Actually, do every airplane in that book...