The Sukhoi Su-38 (russian: Сухой Су-38) is a Russian agricultural aircraft, the first aircraft of this type to be designed and built by the
Sukhoi Design Bureau
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 milit ...
civil aircraft section (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (CJSC)).
Design and development
Design originally began in 1993 as a development of the
Sukhoi Su-29 aerobatic aircraft.
Development was suspended due to economic problems, and when restarted in 1998, the aircraft was redesigned, reducing the aircraft's size and replacing the originally planned M-14 M14, M-14, or M.14 most often refers to:
* M14 rifle, an American military rifle
** Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, an American designated marksman rifle based on the M14
M14, M-14, or M.14 may also refer to:
Roads
* Highway M14 (Ukraine)
* M-14 (Mic ...
radial engine with a LOM Praha 337S inline engine. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 27 July 2001, with a second flying by June 2002.[ As no users have yet expressed interest in the aircraft, the project is currently proceeding at a low pace.
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Specifications (Su-38L)
See also
References
*Karnozov, Vladimir and Stewart Penny.
Su-38 Sukhoi readies Su-38 for first flight"
''Flight International
''Flight International'' is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", it is the world's old ...
'', 3–9 July 2001, p. 24.
Further reading
* with
External links
Sukhoi design bureau page mentioning design of the Su-38L
list of the current projects of the Sukhoi design bureau
Sukhoi civil programmes list
Image at official Sukhoi website
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Soviet and Russian agricultural aircraft
2000s Russian civil utility aircraft
Su-038
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2001
Low-wing aircraft