Antonov 181
Antonov built product 181 (Ukrainian: Виріб 181, Russian: изделие 181) was a Soviet experimental aeroplane rolled-out at the end of the 1980s.
History
The Antonov An-181 (or product 181) project was terminated due to the lack of funds following the collapse of the Soviet Union. An interesting feature of the plane is its unusual arc-shaped wing, a so-called Channel wing. The aircraft has two seats next to each other, a tricycle fixed landing gear cofiguration, a V-tailplane, and high-wing equipped with a channel wing in the area of the propellers. Power from the engine is delivered by means of drive shafts and deflection gearboxes to the two-blade propellers. The aircraft received the registration СССР-190101 and is exhibited in the State Museum of Aviation of Ukraine. Willard Ray Custer had previously built aeroplanes with the same wing concept in the USA.[1]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 people
- Length: 7,31 m
- Wingspan: 7,3 m
- Height: 2,5 m
- Wing area: 7 m²
- Normal take-off weight: 820 kg
- Maximum take-off weight: 900 kg
- Engine: AP LOM M-337A, 6 cylinders, 103 kW
- Propeller diameter: 1.5 m
- Maximum speed: 225 km / h
- Practical range: 530 km
- Service height: 4200 m
- Starting distance: 70 m
- Landing distance: 80 m
References
- Soviet X-Planes Yefim Gordon,Bill Gunston ISBN 9781857800999
- "Экспериментальный самолет "Изделие 181"". Государственный музей авиации (Жуляны). Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
