The Sukhoi Su-31 is the latest single seater from Sukhoi and its devastating performance was used to win the Breitling Championship in the hands of Yurgis Kairys. The Sukhoi SU-31 is the most agile and powerful aerobatic aircraft inproduction today. This single-seat aircraft has the highest power-to-weightratio of any piston engine aircraft, giving the SU-31 truly unbelievable sustained vertical line. So, whether you're a competition pilot or a weekend sport pilot, the SU-31 assures you the most exciting level of performance available.
The Engine
The engine, the famous Vedeneyev M14, is a nine-cylinder geared radial engine. In the normal "P" version, it produces 360 hp+. The "PF" version produces 400 hp+. The M14 has oil and fuel systems that are completely functional at all attitudes and power settings, and a fully automatic mixture control. The geared engine spins a 100", three-blade, composite propeller turning at two-thirds the engine RPM while producing maximum horsepower and thrust at all power settings. Some versions of the M14P are used to power light-weight generating plants and are expected to run for 20,000 hours without maintenance. This gives you an indication of the engine's superior reliability.
Specifications
Length 22.7 ft.
Height 9.1 ft.
Wingspan 27 ft.
Engine (Radial) 360+ hp
LG Track 8.0 ft.
Wheel Base 16.0 ft.
Empty Weight 1,650 lbs.
Max Load 770 lbs.
Gross Weight 2,420 lbs.
Fuel, fuselage 129.3 lbs., 20.5 gals.
Fuel, wing 351.5 lbs., 55.8 gals.
Fuel, total 480.8 lbs, 76.3 gals.
Oil 11 liters aerobatic, 20 lbs.
Smoke 8.4 gals., 57 lbs.
G limits +12 -10
Spar factory test +- 23
Roll rate 400° sec.
Rate of climb 3,543 fpm
High speed 185 mph
Long range 130 mph
Stall speed 66 mph
Vne 279 mph
Vmo 241 mph
Va 229 mph
Takeoff run 363 ft.
Legal Stuff:
Do not make anykind of changes to the plane or the documentation without the original authors permission and acceptance. Also do not include this package on any commercial add-on CD without a permission to do that. You can upload this plane on every site at Internet as long as this file (su31kair.zip) is not changed and my name is mentioned there as a designer.
Install:
Unzip plane to your aircraft directory and gauges.zip to your gauges directory...
