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The Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 was a revolutionary Russian Rocket plane designed by A. Y. Bereznyak and A. M. Isayev that was developed several years before the more widely known Messerschmitt Me 163. It was to be armed with 2 20 mm cannons and some minor improvements were considered like ramjets on each wing to increase range, but this model didn't even pass the wind tunnel test. Unlike the German rocket fighter, the BI-1 was not lost to any fuel accidents. It was lost following an accident in which the plane suddenly made an uncontrollable dive to the ground in which the test pilot captain, G.Ya.Bakhchivandzhu, was killed. Development was stopped following the accident before it could enter service with the Soviet Air Force but was still used as a test glider.
Appearing in the IL-2 Sturmovik video game (patch version 1.02ov), it exhibits improved characteristics in regards to handling and speed. However, once speeds of 770 km/h are reached, the aircraft suddenly does a nose dive, and if not corrected for, will crash into the ground, or end up performing an outside loop manoeveur.
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- Gordon, Yefim and Khazanov, Dmitri. Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War, Volume One: Single-Engined Fighters. Earl Shilton, Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing Ltd., 1998. ISBN 1-85780-083-4.
- Green, William. Rocket Fighter - Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, Weapons Book No. 20. New York: Ballantine Books, Inc., 1971. ISBN 0-345-02163-0.
- Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Three: Fighters. London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1961. ISBN 0-356-01447-9.
- Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. WW2 Aircraft Fact Files: Soviet Air Force Fighters, Part 1. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers ltd., 1977. ISBN 0-354-01026-3.
