The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka (Russian: крылья танка, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. [1]

Apr 17, 2016 · The Antonov A-40 (sometimes referred to as the A-40T or Krylya Tank, “tank wings”) was the Soviet attempt in 1942 to create a flying tank – only one prototype was produced.

Dec 19, 2023 · What was the Antonov A-40? The Antonov A-40 was the world’s first flying tank, kind of. It was an attempt by Soviet engineers to find a new way to drop their tanks onto the battlefield and quickly enter the fighting. Take a Russia T-60 tank, remove anything that makes it effective on the battlefield, strap some wings to it and boom!

Apr 30, 2020 · The A-40 was essentially a T-60 light tank that was equipped with wood and canvas wings arranged in an unusual biplane glider configuration with a double boom tail. This design was feasible...

Sep 13, 2020 · The A-40 was essentially a T-60 light tank that was equipped with wood and canvas wings arranged in an unusual biplane glider configuration with a double boom tail. This design was feasible...

Feb 19, 2014 · Known in Russia as the, крылья танка (literally, “Winged Tank”), the Antonov A-40 was the end result of one, Oleg Antonov, wondering how Russians could get a fully laden tank onto a battlefield without exposing a plane to enemy fire on the ground.

The Antonov Krylya Tanka [Flying Tank] - also referred to as the A-40 or A-T - was the Soviet's failed attempt in the Great Patriotic War to create a tank that could fly directly to a...

Sep 26, 2020 · Antonov was more ambitious. Instead of building a glider, he added a detachable cradle to a T-60 light tank bearing large wood and fabric biplane wings and a twin tail. Such a tank could glide into the battlefield, drop its wings, and be ready to fight within minutes.

Feb 20, 2014 · Known in Russia as the, крылья танка (literally, “Winged Tank”), the Antonov A-40 was the end result of one, Oleg Antonov, wondering how Russians could get a fully laden tank onto a battlefield...

Mar 8, 2015 · The A-40 (Krylya Tanka meaning, literally, Tank Wings) prototype, developed in 1942 and designed by Oleg Antonov was supposed to be carried by another bomber, most likely a TB-3 or Pe-8. The wings (light, mostly wooden) were designed to be ejected upon landing.