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Sukhoi Su-26
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The
Sukhoi Su-26 prototype first took flight in
June, 1984 with test pilot Eugene Frolov at the
controls. The Su-26 embodied a number of
innovations that would revolutionize the air
show and competition world, but high on the list
was its composite-intensive construction. Its
fuselage is built around a steel-tube truss and
covered in a fiberglass shell, and its wings are
built entirely of composite materials. This
construction method lends itself well to light
weight and a smooth finish, both principles that
Russian designers usually shunned. The earlier
Russian aerobatic aircraft were notoriously
heavy and bristled with rivets the size of
pencil erasers.
Sukhoi Su-26 variants:
Su-26MKh with wing external fuel tanks.
Su-26M2 with smoke flight tracer and
additional fuel tank. |
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Developing
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Russia |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
Sukhoi Design
Bureau. |
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Production line: |
Moscow. |
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Type aircraft: |
unlimited
aerobatic competition aircraft. |
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First flight: |
June 30, 1984. |
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Cockpit: |
one pilot. |
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Wing span |
7,80 m. |
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Wing area: |
11,83 mē. |
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Fuselage length: |
6,83 m. |
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Height: |
2,89 m. |
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Engines: |
one Vedeneyev
M-14P piston engine rated 270 KW. |
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Propeller: |
constant speed
three blade propeller. |
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Weight: |
736 Kg. |
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Max. take off
weight: |
1.206 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
310 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
450 km/h. |
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Landing speed: |
115 km/h. |
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Service ceiling: |
4.000 m. |
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Max rate of
roll: |
4000/sec. |
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G-limits: |
+12/-10 g. |
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Range: |
800 km. |
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Performance: |
max. rate of
climb at sea level 960 m per minute. |
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Red Bull Air
Race Pilots Flying This Aircraft: |
Alexander McLean in
the 2005 season. |
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