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

The article appears in the following publication:
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd. 2004. ISBN: 0-7106-2614-2