The Sukhoi Su-26 is a single-seater aerobatic aircraft from the former Soviet Union, powered by a single radial reciprocating engine. The Su-26 has mid-mounted straight wings and fixed landing gear, the main gear mounted on a solid titanium arc.
| Su-26 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A Sukhoi Su-26 in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | Aerobatic aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Sukhoi |
| Status | Active |
| History | |
| First flight | June 1984 |
| Developed into | Sukhoi Su-29 Sukhoi Su-31 |
The Su-26 made its first flight in June 1984, the original four having a two-bladed propeller. The production switched to the Su-26M, with refined tail surfaces and a German-made MTV-9 3-blade composite propeller. Further refinements were made, and the model won both the men's and women's team prizes at the 1986 World Aerobatics Championships. The modified Su-26M3 with the new M9F 320 kW (430 hp) engine dominated the 2003 and 2005 Aerobatic World Championships as well as the 2004 European Championships.
The Su-26 has fully metric instruments, except for the altimeter.[1]
Specifications (Su-26)
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Data from Su-26, 29, 31 Specifications[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.827 m (22 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 11.83 m2 (127.3 sq ft)
- Airfoil: root: Symmetrical 18% ; tip: Symmetrical 12%[3]
- Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
- Gross weight: 790 kg (1,742 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 962 kg (2,121 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 270 kW (360 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 450 km/h (280 mph, 240 kn)
- Cruise speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)
- Landing speed: 115 km/h (71 mph; 62 kn)
- Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- g limits: 12 (ultimate)
- Rate of climb: 18 m/s (3,500 ft/min)
In popular culture
editIL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is a combat flight simulation video game mainly set in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Nevertheless, when the game was still under development, the Sukhoi Su-26 had been promised as a bonus flyable aircraft for all players, but was not included in the game upon release in March 2011.[4] It was finally included as downloadable content with the adjunction of the Steam patch 1.11.20362 on 19 October 2012.[5][6]
See also
editRelated development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
edit- ^ Popular Mechanics, May 1995, page 131
- ^ "Su-26, 29, 31 : Specifications". Sukhoi. Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ C6 Hellcat and C6 Barda, "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, la préview. Bienvenue au mini test de la version "pré-béta" Euro de IL2 Cliffs of Dover Archived 2020-10-02 at the Wayback Machine", Checksix, 2 April 2011 (in French).
- ^ "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Patch", Blue's News, 19 October 2012.
- ^ Donster, "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Patch 1.11.20362 Released", combatsim.com, 19 October 2012.
External links
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Media related to Sukhoi Su-26 at Wikimedia Commons
