SM-5

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JSC R.E. Alexeiev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau

The SM-5 was the first WIG vehicle that was actually a small scale KM prototype, the scale was about 1/4. Some of the exhaust of the engine is tapped of for the two nose mounted PAR nozzles. A spray wall is used to protect the internal engine against spray ingestion. The SM-5 flew in 1963 and it crashed in 1964. The accident was due to a strong head wind that made the SM-5 climb and lose stability. The pilot was an aircraft pilot and he reacted by giving the engines full power, this made the loss of stability worse and it crashed. The accident could have been avoided if the pilot had reduced power instead of the increase. Unfortunately the pilot died in this accident.

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Pictures of SM-5

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	23864	A. Belyaev	SM-5 in cruise

Movies of SM-5

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	882	The SM-5 (CM Piat in Russian) is the first scaled model of the KM. In the sequence, a nice shot for the top of the tail showing the solutions developped at the time to protect the air intakes of the engine from rusting. Movie provided by: D. N. Sinitsyn - EAGES
	518	Again the SM-5. A nice sequence with a light turn at the end. Movie provided by: D. N. Sinitsyn - EAGES

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