The Sukhoi Su-38 (-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. 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. 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.

Specifications (Su-38L)

References

*Karnozov, Vladimir and Stewart Penny.
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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
{{Sukhoi aircraft 2000s Russian agricultural aircraft Su-038 Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 2001 Low-wing aircraft Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear Single-engined piston aircraft

Design and development

Specifications (Su-38L)

See also

References

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