Antonov A-1

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Antonov A-1
Antonov A-1 (A-1-83) (9717448281) .jpg
Type: Glider
Design country:
Manufacturer:

Antonov

First flight:

1930

Number of pieces:

approx. 5700

The Antonov A-1 is a school glider that was designed and built in the Soviet Union around 1930.

history

The A-1 was designed in the 1930s by Oleg Konstantinowitsch Antonow as a single-seat glider . Built about 5,700 times, it formed the basis for the later developed, 7,600 times produced, two-seat glider Antonov A-2 .

Versions

The Antonov A-1 was built in several variants:

Prototypes

  • Standard-1 (Стандарт-1)
  • Standard-2 (Стандарт-2)

Training aircraft

  • U-s1 (У-с1)
  • U-s2 (У-с2) - first production model
  • U-s3 (У-с3) - 1600 copies
  • U-s4 (У-с4) - 3000 copies

Gliders

  • P-s1 (П-с1)
  • P-s2 (П-с2)

Winch-towable aircraft

265 copies were built in 1937

  • B-s3 (Б-с3)
  • B-s4 (Б-с4)
  • B-s5 (Б-с5)

Technical specifications

Three-sided tear
Parameter Data
crew 1
length 5.60 m
span 10.56 m
height 1.70 m
Wing area 15.64 m²
Wing extension 7.13
Wing loading 10.46 kg / m²
slightest sinking 1.15 m / s
best glide ratio 11.0
Empty mass 92 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 164 kg
Top speed 70 km / h

Web links

Commons : Antonov A-1  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Peter Stache: Oleg Antonow – Triumph of Versatility. In: Aerosport 10/1962 , p. 32
  2. ↑ Krasil'shchikow 1991, p. 230
List of aircraft types made by Antonov
Passenger aircraft:

An-10 • An-24 • An-28 • An-74 • An-140 • An-148 • An-158 • An-174 • An-180 • An-218 • An-318

Transport aircraft:

An-2 • An-3 • An-4 • An-8 • An-12 • An-14 • An-20 • An-22 • An-26 • An-32 • An-38 • An-50 • arrival 70 • An-72 • An-74 • An-112 • An-124 • An-132 • An-178 • An-204 • An-225 • An-325

Reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft:

An-6 • An-30 • An-71 • An-88

Test aircraft:

OKA-38 • An-181

Gliders:

A-1 • A-2 • RF-7 • A-7 / RF-8 • A-9 • A-10 • A-11 • A-13 • A-15 • A-40