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Kensgaila RT-4 "The Seagull"
The RT-4 Seagull motorglider was created by Vlado Kensgailos with Silutes ASK. The M-72 motorcycle engine of 22 hp power spun a 1.7 m diameter propeller. The propeller speed of 2500 rpm, with engine speeds 4800 rpm. Fuel tank - 20 liters, filled the first third of the wingspan, gravity feed into the carburetor. On the right side, the cockpit door is made with a plexiglass panel. Instruments were compass, vertical speed indicator, altimeter, speed indicator, slip indicator, tachometer and the magneto switch. The main undercarriage wheels came from a "Vyatka" scooter and the tail wheel of solid rubber. The motorglider was built in the winter, spring, and summer of 1961 before the first flight.
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