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
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
in 1990 to design and manufacture
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
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
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
with a tubular-steel fuselage and metal fabric covered wings.
The T-411 is powered by a 360 hp
Vedeneyev M14P
The Vedeneyev M14P is a Russian nine-cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled, petrol-powered radial engine. Producing , its design dates from the 1940s (Kotelnikov 2005), and is itself a development of the Ivchenko AI-14 engine. The engine has been ...
radial piston engine and has either a fixed
tail wheel landing gear or can be fitted with floats.
Specifications
See also
References
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External links
RAC MIG page on Aist
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T-411
1990s Soviet and Russian civil utility aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Floatplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1993