History 02/03/20 As Russian engineer created the project the world’s first aircraft carrier
nowadays, the carriers are usually accompanied by groups of auxiliary ships are the most formidable weapon of the Navy of the developed world. Virtually nobody in the modern world knows that the first aircraft carrier was to be built in Russia in the distant 1910.
Brilliant project
it would Seem that in the beginning of the XX century when aviation was making her way in the future, the creation of aircraft carriers not only look fantastic, but it was impossible in technical terms. It is not so! Leo Matsievich, the famous Russian naval engineer, an experienced sailor and the seventh pilot of the Russian Empire in the first decade of the twentieth century thought about how to organize take-off and landing aircraft from the deck of the ships. A talented inventor fairly believed that the emergence in Russia of the world’s first aircraft carrier will significantly raise its defenses.
In October 1909, Aviator handed over to the chief of the Naval General staff of the Russian Empire, his personal project the world’s first Russian aircraft carrier. The pilot was proposed to place on the deck of the ship from 25 aircraft. Moreover, the whole project was laid out in detail and was technically feasible. The amazing thing is that the inventor was as close to a modern variant of the device of the carriers. His project contained a description of the hinged deck for take-off and landing aircraft, as well as accelerating electric windlass effect of the catapult. Similar in nature to the mechanisms used on modern ships. When planting Maciewicz planned to use the brake network, the quenching speed of the airplane.
the searchlights no money
What was the answer of the Naval General staff? As is usual in Russia, the construction of the carrier acknowledged it is extremely interesting, but to allocate state money flatly refused. Oneto engineer are not complacent and has introduced a new revolutionary for its time, the proposal for the creation of hydroaeroplanes. Unfortunately, this project suffered the same fate a year later during one of his missions he killed the Maciewicz. At his funeral in 1910, has gathered more than ten thousand people, so a talented Aviator and an engineer was popular among the people. It would seem that an aircraft carrier with the death of the bearer of the idea had to forget. But no! The idea literally was in the air.
after six months after the death of Malevich thresholds of the war Ministry began to stud his close friend Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Kanokoden. It again filed to the chief of the Naval General staff have now finalized the draft of Malevich’s use of aircraft in the fleet. The Colonel even said the ship, which could become the prototype of the first Russian aircraft carrier, the battleship “Admiral Lazarev”. The ship was old, but after the upgrade would become a great testing ground for practicing take-offs of aircraft from the deck of the ship. However, we had to take off only 10, not 25, as I suggested at the time, Maciewicz, airplanes. Money and this project is almost not required, only the goodwill of the leadership of the Naval General staff.
Procrastination or diversion
strangely enough, but this time it quickly moved from a dead point. Marine technical Committee gave a positive review for the conversion of the old battleship to the aircraft carrier. In turn, the worldwide famous Russian shipbuilder Alexei Krylov categorically stated that the project is interesting and can be implemented in the shortest possible time. Michael Kanokoden delighted favourable early, sat down at the drawings. According to his plan to take off and land the airplanes had the top deck of the ship. On the lower deck of the battleship has located the hangar with two lifts ascent and descent of aircraft. But at the end of the stage of preparation of drawings stopped. A project implementation was transferred to the Naval General headquarters, where somehow, naturalsI among other securities. After only a few months after the events described his first takeoff from the deck of the ship made American Eugene Ely, unjustly recorded history to the creators of the first carrier. It is bureaucratic stupidity and negligence or spy intrigues? Hard to say…
Dmitry Sokolov
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