__NOTOC__ The Antonov A-13 was a Soviet aerobatic

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flown in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a small, single-seat, all-metal aircraft developed from the

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which could optionally be fitted with that aircraft's longer-span wings. It was a mid-wing

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with a tadpole-like

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and a

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. In February 1962, an A-13 was fitted with a small

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engine to set a world airspeed record of 196 km/h (122 mph) for an aircraft weighing up to 500 kg. This jet-powered version was known as the An-13

Variants

* A-13 : Single-seat aerobatic sailplane. * A-13M :

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version, fitted with a low-powered piston engine. * An-13 : Jet-powered version.

Specifications (Antonov A-13)

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* {{Antonov aircraft A-13 Glider aircraft Motor gliders 1950s Soviet sailplanes Aircraft first flown in 1958 High-wing aircraft V-tail aircraft

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Specifications (Antonov A-13)

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