The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by
Sukhoi
The JSC Sukhoi Company (russian: ПАО «Компания „Сухой“», ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (formerly Soviet), headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civilian and milita ...
as a lighter and more powerful version of the
Sukhoi Su-29
The Sukhoi Su-29 is a Russian two-seat aerobatic aircraft with a 268 kW (360 hp) radial engine. It was designed based on the Su-26 and inherited most of the design and technical features of its predecessor. Due to wide use of composi ...
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Design and development
The design of the aircraft started in 1991 as a single-seat development of the earlier
Sukhoi Su-29
The Sukhoi Su-29 is a Russian two-seat aerobatic aircraft with a 268 kW (360 hp) radial engine. It was designed based on the Su-26 and inherited most of the design and technical features of its predecessor. Due to wide use of composi ...
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 flying in 1994.
Variants
;Su-29T
:Prototype single-seat aerobatic monoplane
;Su-31
:Production variant with fixed landing gear, sometimes known as the Su-31T.
;Su-31M
:Improved variant with a pilot extraction system.
;Su-31M2
:Further improved variant of the Su-31M with weight reduction, single piece canopy/windscreen and larger wing introduced in 1999.
;Su-31U
:Proposed retractable landing gear variant of the Su-31T.
;Su-31X
:Export variant of the Su-31T
Specifications
See also
References
External links
Su-31 Air Races Datasheet
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Su-31
2000s Russian sport aircraft
Aerobatic aircraft