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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References
External links
Su-31 Air Races Datasheet