MAI Kvant

Kvant
Kvant in the MAI
General information
Type	Aerobatic trainer
National origin	Soviet Union
Designer	Moscow Aviation Institute
Number built	2
History
First flight	1967

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]

Specifications

Data 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

Notes

1. Nemecek 1986, p. 254
2. Kvant (Quantum) Experimental Aerobatic Aircraft

Bibliography

• Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN   0-00-218033-2.