Stroukoff Aircraft

During the late 1940s, Ukrainian émigré Michael Stroukoff designed the XG-20 for Chase Aircraft, the largest glider ever built in the United States.

[7] Flying in 1954, the YC-123D was fitted with the twin piston engines of the normal C-123 family, and was equipped with a boundary layer control (BLC) system.

[1] The BLC diverted air from the engines to blow over the wing, increasing lift and reducing the aircraft's takeoff and landing distances.

[3] Designated MS-8-1 by the company,[9] the YC-134 featured both boundary layer control and the Pantobase landing gear;[10] in addition, the aircraft was fitted with more powerful engines, tailplane endplates, additional wheels for the main landing gear, and an improved fuel system.

[3] With the failure to gain any contracts for production of its designs, Stroukoff dissolved the company in 1959.