A41 Factory VNS-41 explained
The
VNS-41 is the first
amphibious microlight aircraft made in Vietnam. The A41 Factory (officially Aircraft Repair Company A-41) under the
Air Force and Air Defence Department (
Ministry of Defence) manufactured the aircraft based on the Russian
Che-22 Korvet design by Boris Chernov and E. Yungerov.
[1] A Che-22 was acquired by Vietnam in the late 1990s and from the
Philippines.
[2] Technicians began developing the VNS-41 in June
[3] or July 2003. On 12 September 2004, the prototype performed its maiden flight with test pilot Nguyễn Duy Lê at the controls.
[4] Fitted with two 65 hp Rotax 582 engines, the VNS-41 used the A92 fuel type, and each of its engines consumed about NaNl/h. The VNS-41's hull, tail, and middle wing are made from high-quality composite material. On land, the aeroplane can take off after a NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) run. Meanwhile, the VNS-41 can take off on water after a NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) run. The cost of the aircraft is under two billion Vietnamese đồng.[5]
The VNS-41 will initially be used in forestry patrol and agriculture but will also be marketed for sport, travel and commercial applications.
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Notes and References
- https://repository.vnu.edu.vn/bitstream/VNU_123/96653/1/KY_02139.PDF "THIẾT KẾ VÀ CHẾ TẠO MÁY BAY LƯỠNG DỤNG SIÊU NHẸ VNS-41"
- Web site: Che-22 amphibian by B. Chernov and E.Yungerov . 2009-10-26 . 2007-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701142816/http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/che-22.html . dead .
- Web site: Vietnam Tests More Locally-made Light Planes Đại sứ quán Việt Nam tại Hoa Kỳ . 2023-12-11 . vietnamembassy-usa.org.
- Web site: 2018-09-25 . 'Huyền thoại bay' thầm lặng: Người bay thử nghiệm . 2023-12-11 . Báo Gia Lai điện tử . vi.
- Web site: VnExpress . Chế tạo thành công ba chiếc thủy phi cơ đầu tiên . 2023-12-10 . vnexpress.net . vi.