The Technoavia SM92 Finist is a

utility aircraft A utility aircraft is a general-purpose light airplane or helicopter, usually used for transporting people, freight or other supplies, but is also used for other duties when more specialized aircraft are not required or available. The term can a ...

with a STOL capability, designed by the Russian company Technoavia. The

maiden flight The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power. The same term is also used for the first launch of rockets. The maiden flight of a new aircraft type is alw ...

was on 28 December 1993. It is built by the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

Variants

LA-0447 Technoavia SM-92 Finist (7724311002)

technoavia smg-92 turbo finist ha-ydf at kemble arp

; SM92 Finist :Basic version, powered by 270 kW (360 hp)

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radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ...

.Taylor 1999, p.482. ; SM92P Finist :Armed version for Border guard duties. Two fixed forward firing

PK machine gun The PK (russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as ''Pulemyot Kalashnikova'', or "Kalashnikov's machine gun"), is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge. Designed in the ...

s and one inside cabin firing through open cabin doors and two rocket launchers. ; SM-92T Turbo Finist :Version powered by

Walter M601 The Walter M601 is a turboprop aircraft engine produced by Walter Aircraft Engines of the Czech Republic. The company's first turboprop, the M601 is used in business, agricultural and military training aircraft. Development The turboprop wa ...

turboprop A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. ...

engine. One prototype converted.Simpson, Longley & Swan 2022, p. 90 ; SMG-92 Turbine Finist :Walter M601 powered version built in

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by Aerotech Slovakia for use in skydiving.Technoavia SP-91
. ''Yak UK''. Retrieved 29 November 2009. At least six converted. ; Zlin Z400 :Version powered by Orenda OE600

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, planned to be built by

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in the

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. One built.Soukup, Pavel
Zlin Z-400
''letectvi.wz.cz''. Retrieved 29 November 2009. ; Orbis Avia SM-92T : SM-92T built by Czech aircraft manufacturer Orbis Avia. One built 2015, fitted with

GE H75 The General Electric H-Series is a family of turboprop aircraft engines produced by GE BGA Turboprops. The initial H80 is an updated derivative of the Walter M601, while the H75 and H85 are later derivatives. Development The H80 was launched ...

turboprop in 2017.

Operators

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Russian Border Guards The Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (PS FSB Rossii) (russian: Пограничная служба Федеральной службы безопасности Российской Федерации (� ...

Specifications (SM92)

References

* Hopkins, Harry.
Flight Test:Russian Workhorse
. ''

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'', 3–9 August 1994. pp. 32–34. * * Taylor, Michael J.H. ''Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000''. London:Brassey's, 1999. .

Variants

Operators

Specifications (SM92)

References

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