Sukhoi Su-38

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 civil aircraft section (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (CJSC)).

Su-38
Role	Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer	KnAAPO, NAPO, Smolensk Aviation Plant
Designer	Sukhoi design bureau
First flight	27 July 2001
Status	Under development
Number built	1

Design and development

Design originally began in 1993 as a development of the Sukhoi Su-29 aerobatic aircraft.^[1][2] 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.^[1][3] The first prototype made its maiden flight on 27 July 2001, with a second flying by June 2002.^[1] As no users have yet^[when?] expressed interest in the aircraft, the project is currently proceeding at a low pace.^{[citation needed]}

Specifications (Su-38L)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2005–2006^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 500 L (132.1 US gal; 110.0 imp gal) chemical hopper
• Length: 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.655 m (8 ft 9 in)
• Airfoil: TsAGI P-31Y (16%) ^[4]
• Gross weight: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 210 L (55 US gal; 46 imp gal) in two wing tanks
• Powerplant: 1 × LOM Praha M337S 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 184 kW (247 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed LOM B-546 ground-adjustable propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150–180 km/h (93–112 mph, 81–97 kn) operating speed
• Stall speed: 76 km/h (47 mph, 41 kn)
• Ferry range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi) without spraybars

900 km (559 mi; 486 nmi) with spraybars fitted

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave