Sukhoi Su-31 Explained

Su-31
Type:Sports aircraft,
First Flight:1992
Status:Active

The Sukhoi Su-31 is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi as a lighter and more powerful version of the Sukhoi Su-29.

Design and development

The design of the aircraft started in 1991 as a single-seat development of the earlier Sukhoi Su-29 with a more powerful Vedeneyev M14PF engine and new landing gear. The low-wing cantilever monoplane first flew in June 1992 as the Su-29T and the first production aircraft flying in 1994.

Variants

Su-29T
  • Prototype single-seat aerobatic monoplane
    Su-31
  • Production variant with fixed landing gear, sometimes known as the Su-31T.
    Su-31M
  • Improved variant with a pilot extraction system.
    Su-31M2
  • Further improved variant of the Su-31M with weight reduction, single piece canopy/windscreen and larger wing introduced in 1999.
    Su-31U
  • Proposed retractable landing gear variant of the Su-31T.
    Su-31X
  • Export variant of the Su-31T

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