Moscow Aviation Institute Sh-Tandem
1937 EXPERIMENTAL ATTACK AIRCRAFT BY THE MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE
MAI-Tandem; Sh-MAI; Sh-Tandem
The Moscow Aviation Institute Sh-Tandem (, other designations include Sh-MAI and MAI-Tandem) was a Soviet experimental ground attack aircraft of the 1930s. Designed by Peter Grushin at the Moscow Aviation Institute (hence the MAI designation), the aeroplane featured an unusual tandem wing, with the tail planes as large as 45% of the wing area.