Technoavia SM92 Finist explained

The Technoavia SM92 Finist is STOL utility aircraft, designed by the Russian company Technoavia which first flew on the 28 December 1993. It is built at the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

Variants

SM92 Finist

Basic version, powered by 270 kW (360 hp) Vedeneyev M14P radial engine.^[1]

SM92P Finist

Armed version for Border guard duties. Two fixed forward firing PK machine guns and one inside cabin firing through open cabin doors and two rocket launchers.^[1]

SM-92T Turbo Finist

Version powered by Walter M601 turboprop engine.^[2] One prototype converted.^[3]

SMG-92 Turbine Finist

Walter M601 powered version built in Slovakia by Aerotech Slovakia for use in skydiving.^[4] At least six converted.^[3]

Zlin Z400

Version powered by Orenda OE600 V-8 engine, planned to be built by Moravan Otrokovice in the Czech Republic. One built.^[3] ^[5]

Orbis Avia SM-92T

SM-92T built by Czech aircraft manufacturer Orbis Avia. One built 2015, fitted with 750abbr=onNaNabbr=on GE H75 turboprop in 2017.^[3]

Operators

Russian Border Guard

References

Hopkins, Harry. "Flight Test:Russian Workhorse". Flight International, 3–9 August 1994. pp. 32–34.
Book: Simpson . Rod . Longley . Pete . Swan . Robert . The General Aviation Handbook: A Guide to Millennial General Aviation Manufacturers and their Aircraft . 2022 . Tonbridge, Kent, UK . Air-Britain (Trading) Limited . 978-0-85130-562-2.
Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. .

External links

Finist at flugzeuginfo.net
Finist at airliners.net
Turbo-Finist SM-92T at mga.ru
СМ-92 Финист at airwar.ru
Technoavia SM92 Finist at utility-aircraft.com

Notes and References

Taylor 1999, p.482.
http://www.airframer.com/aircraft_detail.html?model=SM-92T_Turbo_Finist Technoavia SM-92T Turbo Finist
Simpson, Longley & Swan 2022, p. 90
http://www.yakuk.com/SP-91.asp Technoavia SP-91
Soukup, Pavel. Zlin Z-400. letectvi.wz.cz. Retrieved 29 November 2009.