Career
The BICh-1 and BICh-2 gliders from 1924, and the powered BICh-3 later. B. I. Cheranovsky was born on either 1 or 13 July 1896 in Pavlovich, Volyn province, Russia. By profession he was painter and sculptor, but in 1920 became interested in aviation.
From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the Air Force Academy.
From 1922 on he engaged in the design and construction of airframes and aircraft of the flying wing configuration. He died in Moscow, Russia, on 17 December 1960.
