The Krunichev T-411 Aist ( en: ''Stork'') is a Russian light utility monoplane designed by the Russian company Aeroprogress and placed into production by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.Jackson 2003, p. 381. A version is marketed in the United States as the Aeroprogress T-411 Wolverine powered by a Continental TSIO-550-B. A homebuilt derivative design is the Washington T-411 Wolverine.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 294. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.

Development

The ROKS-Aero corporation was set up in

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in 1990 to design and manufacture

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aircraft, but was renamed Aeroprogress in 1993.Gunston 1995, p. 316. In 1992 ROKS-Aero started design of a single-engined light aircraft, the T-411 Aist 2. Construction of the prototype T-411 started in April 1993, making its maiden flight on 10 November 1993.Jackson 2003, p. 381. The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center set up an aviation department in 1994 and purchased a license to build the Aist. The airframe, however, is produced by Production complex #2 of RAC MIG. It is a high-wing braced

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with a tubular-steel fuselage and metal fabric covered wings. The T-411 is powered by a 360 hp

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radial piston engine and has either a fixed tail wheel landing gear or can be fitted with floats.

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