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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
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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)


See also


References

*Karnozov, Vladimir and Stewart Penny.
Su-38 Sukhoi readies Su-38 for first flight"
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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

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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
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