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SM92 Finist
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Turbo-Finist SMG used for skydiving
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Role
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Light utility transport
Type of aircraft
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National origin
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Russia
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Manufacturer
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Technoavia
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First flight
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28 December 1993
[1]
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Status
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Production
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Number built
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about 30
[2]
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The
Technoavia SM92 Finist
is a
utility aircraft
with a
STOL
capability, designed by the Russian company
Technoavia
. The
maiden flight
was on 28 December 1993. It is built by the
Smolensk Aviation Plant
.
Variants
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- SM92 Finist
- Basic version, powered by 270 kW (360 hp)
Vedeneyev M14P
radial engine
.
[3]
- SM92P Finist
- Armed version for Border guard duties. Two fixed forward firing
PK machine guns
and one inside cabin firing through open cabin doors and two rocket launchers.
[3]
- SM-92T Turbo Finist
- Version powered by
Walter M601
turboprop
engine.
[4]
One prototype converted.
[5]
- SMG-92 Turbine Finist
- Walter M601 powered version built in
Slovakia
by Aerotech Slovakia for use in skydiving.
[6]
At least six converted.
[5]
- Zlin Z400
- Version powered by
Orenda OE600
V-8 engine
, planned to be built by
Moravan Otrokovice
in the
Czech Republic
. One built.
[5]
[7]
- Orbis Avia SM-92T
- SM-92T built by Czech aircraft manufacturer Orbis Avia. One built 2015, fitted with 560 kW (750 hp)
GE H75
turboprop in 2017.
[5]
Operators
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-
Russia
Specifications (SM92)
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Data from
Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000
[3]
General characteristics
- Crew:
1
- Capacity:
- 6 passengers
or
- 2 stretchers plus attendant
- 600 kg (1,323 lb) cargo
- Length:
9.13 m (29 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan:
14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
- Height:
3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)
- Wing area:
20.44 m
2
(220.0 sq ft)
- Empty weight:
1,430 kg (3,153 lb)
- Max takeoff weight:
2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Vedeneyev M14P
9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 269 kW (361 hp)
- Propellers:
3-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed:
230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Cruise speed:
200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Stall speed:
100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn) flaps down
- Never exceed speed
:
290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn)
- Range:
1,380 km (860 mi, 750 nmi) max fuel, 40 minutes reserves
- Service ceiling:
3,000 m (9,800 ft)
- Rate of climb:
5 m/s (980 ft/min)
References
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- Hopkins, Harry. "
Flight Test:Russian Workhorse
".
Flight International
, 3?9 August 1994. pp. 32?34.
- Simpson, Rod; Longley, Pete; Swan, Robert (2022).
The General Aviation Handbook: A Guide to Millennial General Aviation Manufacturers and their Aircraft
. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Trading) Limited.
ISBN
978-0-85130-562-2
.
- Taylor, Michael J.H.
Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000
. London:Brassey's, 1999.
ISBN
978-1-85753-245-6
.
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