Sukhoi Su-31
| Su-31 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Jurgis Kairys in his Su-31 | |
| Role | Aerobatic aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Sukhoi |
| First flight | 1992 |
| Developed from | Sukhoi Su-29 |
The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi as a lighter and more powerful version of the Sukhoi Su-29.
Design and development
The design of the aircraft started in 1991 as a single-seat development of the earlier Sukhoi Su-29 with a more powerful Vedeneyev M-14PF engine and new landing gear. The low-wing cantilever monoplane first flew in June 1992 as the Su-29T and the first production aircraft flying in 1994.
Variants
- Su-29T
- Prototype single-seat aerobatic monoplane
- Su-31
- Production variant with fixed landing gear, sometimes known as the Su-31T.
- Su-31M
- Improved variant with a pilot extraction system.
- Su-31M2
- Further improved variant of the Su-31M with weight reduction, single piece canopy/windscreen and larger wing introduced in 1999.
- SU-31U
- Proposed retractable landing gear variant of the Su-31T.
- Su-31X
- Export variant of the Su-31T
- Su-31ffX
- Modified experiment for wider aerobatic envelope.
Specifications
Data from Sukhoi[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
Performance
- Maximum g-load: 12 g
- Roll rate: 7 rad/sec (401 deg/sec)
See also
Related development
References
External links
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