Sukhoi Su-26

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Su-26
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A Sukhoi Su-26 in flight
Role Aerobatic aircraft
National originSoviet Union
Manufacturer Sukhoi
First flightJune 1984
StatusActive
Developed into Sukhoi Su-29
Sukhoi Su-31
Su-26M at the St Catharines Wings and Wheels Su26m stcatharines 1.jpg
Su-26M at the St Catharines Wings and Wheels

The Sukhoi Su-26 is a single-seater aerobatic aircraft from the former Soviet Union, powered by a single radial reciprocating engine. The Su-26 has mid-mounted straight wings and fixed landing gear, the main gear mounted on a solid titanium arc.

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The Su-26 made its first flight in June 1984, the original four having a two-bladed propeller. The production switched to the Su-26M, with refined tail surfaces and a German-made MTV-9 3-blade composite propeller. Further refinements were made, and the model won both the men's and women's team prizes at the 1986 World Aerobatics Championships. The modified Su-26M3 with the new M9F 320 kW (430 hp) engine dominated the 2003 and 2005 Aerobatic World Championships as well as the 2004 European Championships.

The Su-26 has fully metric instruments, except for the altimeter. [1]

Specifications (Su-26)

Sukhoi Su-26.svg

Data from Su-26, 29, 31 Specifications [2]

General characteristics

Performance

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is a combat flight simulation video game mainly set in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Nevertheless, when the game was still under development, the Sukhoi Su-26 had been promised as a bonus flyable aircraft for all players, but was not included in the game upon release in March 2011. [4] It was finally included as downloadable content with the adjunction of the Steam patch 1.11.20362 on 19 October 2012. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Popular Mechanics, May 1995, page 131
  2. "Su-26, 29, 31 : Specifications". Sukhoi. Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. C6 Hellcat and C6 Barda, "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, la préview. Bienvenue au mini test de la version "pré-béta" Euro de IL2 Cliffs of Dover Archived 2020-10-02 at the Wayback Machine ", Checksix, 2 April 2011 (in French).
  5. "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Patch", Blue's News, 19 October 2012.
  6. Donster, "IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Patch 1.11.20362 Released", combatsim.com, 19 October 2012.