Antonov A-40
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- Winged tankWinged tankTanks with glider wings were the subject of several unsuccessful experiments in the twentieth century. It was intended that these could be towed behind; or carried under an airplane, to glide into a battlefield, in support of infantry forces....
- Baynes BatBaynes Bat|-See also:-References:* *...
, a British design of World War II to add glider wings to a tank - General Aircraft HamilcarGeneral Aircraft HamilcarThe General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank...
, a military glider of the period capable of carrying light tanks. - Messerschmitt Me 321Messerschmitt Me 321|-See also:-Bibliography:* Dabrowski, Hans-Peter. Messerschmitt Me 321/323: The Luftwaffe's "Giants" in World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2001. ISBN 0-7643-1442-4....
and Junkers Ju 322Junkers Ju 322-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. London: Macdonald and Jane's Ltd., 1970 . ISBN 0-356-02382-6....
, German gliders designed to be capable of carrying light armored vehicles. - The T-80T-80The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...
and T-84T-84The T-84 is a Ukrainian main battle tank, a development of the Soviet T-80 main battle tank. It was first built in 1994 and entered service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1999. The T-84 is based on the diesel-engined T-80 version, the T-80UD...
have also been nicknamed Flying Tank for their speed
External links
- T-60 modifications at battlefield.ru
- Antonov KT flying tank at unrealaircraft.com
- KT-40 flying tank at the Russian Aviation Page
- Krylja Tanka, illustrated page in Lithuanian
- Flying Tanks that Shed Their Wings by Lew Holt in Modern Mechanics and Inventions, July 1932.