VNS-41 Aircraft
Encyclopedia
The VNS-41 is the first amphibious
microlight aircraft made in Vietnam
. The A41 Factory (officially Aircraft Repairing Company A-41) under the Air Force and Air Defense Department (Ministry of Defense) manufactured the aircraft based on the Russian Che-22 "Korvet" design by Boris Chernov and E.Yungerov. A Che-22 was acquired by Vietnam in the late 1990s from the Philippines
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Technicians began developing the VNS-41 in June 2003. On September 12, 2005, the prototype took off for its final test before being produced for the market.
Fitted with two Rotax
engines, the VNS-41 is 6.98m (21 ft 3") long and 2.535m (8 ft 4") high, with a wing span of 11.65m (38 ft 3") and a maximum take-off weight of 780kg (1716 lbs). Its entire hull, tail and middle wing are all made of high-quality composite materials. It can carry two or three people and can travel at a speed of 120-135kmh (75-84 mph. It has an 80-litre (21-gallon) capacity fuel tank, permitting it to fly for about four hours, and reach a maximum range of 300km (186 miles) and maximum height of 3000m (9842 ft) above sea level. It requires a 50-70m (164-230 ft) takeoff run on land and a 200-300m (656-984 ft) run on water.
The VNS-41 will initially be used in forestry (forest patrol) and agriculture but will also be marketed for sport, travel and commercial applications.
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
microlight aircraft made in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The A41 Factory (officially Aircraft Repairing Company A-41) under the Air Force and Air Defense Department (Ministry of Defense) manufactured the aircraft based on the Russian Che-22 "Korvet" design by Boris Chernov and E.Yungerov. A Che-22 was acquired by Vietnam in the late 1990s from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Technicians began developing the VNS-41 in June 2003. On September 12, 2005, the prototype took off for its final test before being produced for the market.
Fitted with two Rotax
Rotax
BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG , commonly known simply as Rotax, is an Austrian engine manufacturer. It develops and produces four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines for Bombardier Recreational Products products as well as for motorcycles, karts,...
engines, the VNS-41 is 6.98m (21 ft 3") long and 2.535m (8 ft 4") high, with a wing span of 11.65m (38 ft 3") and a maximum take-off weight of 780kg (1716 lbs). Its entire hull, tail and middle wing are all made of high-quality composite materials. It can carry two or three people and can travel at a speed of 120-135kmh (75-84 mph. It has an 80-litre (21-gallon) capacity fuel tank, permitting it to fly for about four hours, and reach a maximum range of 300km (186 miles) and maximum height of 3000m (9842 ft) above sea level. It requires a 50-70m (164-230 ft) takeoff run on land and a 200-300m (656-984 ft) run on water.
The VNS-41 will initially be used in forestry (forest patrol) and agriculture but will also be marketed for sport, travel and commercial applications.
See also
- Che-22
- VAM-1
- VAM-2
- TL 1
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