TYPE: Agricultural sprayer.
PROGRAMME: Shown at Moscow, August 2003. First flight then scheduled for October 2003.
DESIGN FEATURES: Sel'skokhuzyaistvennyi Samolet (SKhS): agricultural aircraft. Envisaged as replacement for Antonov An-2s used in this role. To be certified to AP-23.
Typical sprayer configuration, with low-mounted, strut-braced wings and hopper ahead of raised cockpit. Sweptback fin.
FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual. Horn-balanced rudder and elevators. Flaps.
LANDING GEAR: Tailwheel type; fixed. Mainwheels on side Vs with half-axles sprung inside centre of fuselage. Tailwheel on long cantilever tubular leg.
POWER PLANT: One 265 kW (355 hp) VOKBM M-14P radial engine driving a two-blade propeller.
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL: | |
Wing span | 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in) |
Length overall | 8.50 m (27 ft 10½ in) |
WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS: | |
Max chemical load | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) |
Max T-O weight | 2,200 kg (4,850 lb) |
PERFORMANCE: | |
Normal operating speed | 65-86 kt (120-160 km/h; 75-99 mph) |
Max rate of climb at S/L | 240 m (787 ft)/min |