MAI Kvant

Kvant

Kvant in the MAI
Role	Aerobatic trainer
National origin	Soviet Union
Designer	Moscow Aviation Institute
First flight	1967
Number built	2

The MAI Kvant (also known as the MAI-SKB-3PM) was a Soviet aerobatic trainer designed by students at the Moscow Aviation Institute.^[1] In October 1967 the aircraft was displayed at the Economic Achievement Exhibition in Moscow.^[1] The Kvant was a single-seat low-wing monoplane with a retractable main landing gear and a fixed tailwheel. It was powered by a 360 hp (268 kW) Vedeneyev M14P radial engine. The aircraft held five official FAI world records.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 8.56 m² (92.1 sq ft)
Empty weight: 676 kg (1,490 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 920 kg (2,028 lb)
Powerplant: × Vedeneyev M14P Nine-cyliner air-cooled radial, 270 kW (360 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 380 km/h (236 mph; 205 kn)
Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)

References

Notes

1 2 Nemecek 1986, p. 254
1 2 Kvant (Quantum) Experimental Aerobatic Aircraft

Bibliography

Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.

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