The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi as a lighter and more powerful version of the Su-29. Design began in 1991 as a single-seat development of the Su-29 with a more powerful Vedeneyev M14PF engine and new landing gear. The low-wing cantilever monoplane first flew in June 1992 as the Su-29T, and the first production aircraft flew in 1994. The production Su-31 has fixed landing gear and is sometimes called the Su-31T, with later variants adding a pilot extraction system (Su-31M) and, from 1999, weight reduction, a one-piece canopy and a larger wing (Su-31M2). The aircraft has an empty mass of 700 kg, a nine-cylinder radial engine of about 300 kW, a maximum speed of 331 km/h and load limits of plus 12 and minus 10 g.
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is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14PF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Design and development, first flight
first flew in June 1992 as the Su-29T
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 331 km/h (206 mph, 179 kn)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)
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The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi
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The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft
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The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi
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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.
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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.
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