Sukhoi Su-38
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The Sukhoi Su-38 ({{langx|ru|Сухой Су}}-38) is a Russian agricultural aircraft, the first aircraft of this type to be designed and built by the Sukhoi Design Bureau 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.{{cite journal |last1=Warwick |first1=James |title=Sukhoi aerobat turns crop sprayer |journal=Flight International |date=30 March 1994 |volume=145 |issue=4414 |page=21}} 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 radial engine with a LOM Praha 337S inline engine.{{cite journal |last1=KARNOZOV |first1=VLADIMIR |last2=PENNEY |first2=STEWART |title=Sukhoi readies Su-38 for first flight |journal=Flight International |date=3 July 2001 |volume=159 |issue=4787 |page=24}} The first prototype made its maiden flight on 27 July 2001, with a second flying by June 2002. As no users have yet{{when|date=June 2020}} expressed interest in the aircraft, the project is currently proceeding at a low pace.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Specifications (Su-38L)
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|fuel capacity={{cvt|210|L|USgal impgal|0}} in two wing tanks
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=LOM Praha M337S
|eng1 type=6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
|eng1 kw=184
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|prop blade number=3
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See also
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References
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- Karnozov, Vladimir and Stewart Penny. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%202478.html?search=Sukhoi Su-38 Sukhoi readies Su-38 for first flight"]. Flight International, 3–9 July 2001, p. 24.
Further reading
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04 |editor1-last=Jackson |editor1-first=Paul |year=2003 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom |isbn=0-7106-2537-5 |edition=94th |pages=419–420}}with
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222839/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/company/history/okb/ Sukhoi design bureau page mentioning design of the Su-38L]
- [http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/company/structure/db_sukhoi/ list of the current projects of the Sukhoi design bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216102619/http://sukhoi.org/eng/company/structure/db_sukhoi/ |date=2018-02-16 }}
- [http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/company/programs/ Sukhoi civil programmes list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171403/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/company/programs/ |date=2017-12-28 }}
- [http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/gallery/?id=431&gallery_id=&cur_gallery_id= Image at official Sukhoi website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222057/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/gallery/?id=431&gallery_id=&cur_gallery_id= |date=2017-08-11 }}
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Category:2000s Russian agricultural aircraft
Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 2001