ARK-3 | |
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Role | Arctic Multi-role Flying Boat |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | OKB Chyetverikov |
Designer | Igor Vyacheslavovich Chyetverikov |
First flight | 1936 |
Number built | 7 |
The Chyetverikov ARK-3 (ARKtichyeskii - arctic) was a multi-role flying boat designed for Arctic operations that was built in the Soviet Union from 1933. It featured a conventional flying boat hull, with high cantilever wings equipped with floats at mid-span. The two piston engines were mounted in tractor-pusher fashion on a pylon above the fuselage.