The MAI Kvant (also known as the MAI-SKB-3PM) was a Soviet aerobatic trainer designed by students at the Moscow Aviation Institute.[1] In October 1967 the aircraft was displayed at the Economic Achievement Exhibition in Moscow.[1] The Kvant was a single-seat low-wing monoplane with a retractable main landing gear and a fixed tailwheel. It was powered by a 360 hp (268 kW) Vedeneyev M14P radial engine. The aircraft held five official FAI world records.[2]
| Kvant | |
|---|---|
| |
| Kvant in the MAI | |
| Role | Aerobatic trainer |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Designer | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| First flight | 1967 |
| Number built | 2 |
Specifications
editData from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 8.56 m2 (92.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 676 kg (1,490 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 920 kg (2,028 lb)
- Powerplant: × Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder air-cooled radial, 270 kW (360 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 380 km/h (240 mph, 210 kn)
- Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Nemecek 1986, p. 254
- ^ a b Kvant (Quantum) Experimental Aerobatic Aircraft
Bibliography
edit- Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.