- re con na issance ▁for ▁its ▁crew ▁of ▁three ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁filling ▁light ▁transport ▁and ▁air ▁amb ul ance ▁r ô les . ▁ ▁In ▁plan ▁its ▁wing ▁had ▁a ▁rect angular ▁centre ▁section ▁and ▁straight ▁t aper ed , ▁two ▁sp ar ▁outer ▁pan els ▁with ▁rounded ▁tips . ▁The ▁outer ▁pan els ▁carried ▁sl otted ▁a iler ons ▁and ▁the ▁centre ▁section ▁p neum atically ▁operated ▁split ▁f laps . ▁ ▁The ▁G - 2 7 ' s ▁tw in ▁ ▁Sh vet so v ▁M - 1 1 ▁five ▁cyl inder ▁radial ▁engines ▁were ▁mounted ▁at ▁the ▁outer ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁section , ▁with ▁their ▁cyl ind ers ▁project ing ▁for ▁cool ing ▁and ▁driving ▁tw in ▁bla de ▁prop ellers . ▁The ▁main ▁legs ▁of ▁the ▁tail w heel ▁under car riage ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁engines . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁flight ▁the ▁legs ▁were ▁fixed ▁and ▁en closed ▁with ▁trou ser ▁fair ings ▁but ▁during ▁development ▁the ▁fair ings ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁later ▁ret ract able ▁legs ▁were ▁introduced . ▁Sk is ▁could ▁be ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁the ▁whe els ▁for ▁winter ▁use . ▁The ▁G - 2 7 ▁had ▁a ▁fixed ▁tail w heel ▁position ed ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁emp enn age . ▁ ▁Its ▁fus el age ▁was ▁a ▁narrow ▁wooden ▁mon oco que ▁which ▁t aper ed ▁rapidly ▁over ▁its ▁re arm ost ▁ 3 0 %. ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁nose ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁t aper ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁sections ▁of