The russian holding company S7 Group announced on its Telegram channel that it had conducted the first test flight of its PV-10 Tango training aircraft demonstrator together with the Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S. A. Chaplygina. This aircraft is being developed by Spectra Aircraft, which is a part of the holding.
The event took place on September 21 at an airfield in the Moscow region. It is stated that test pilot, 1st class instructor Vladimir Barsuk took part in the tests. During the tests, the aircraft successfully completed the specified flight program and returned to the airfield.
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According to russians, the four-seat light-engine Tango training aircraft had been in development for a year and a half. The developers say that the aircraft is built using domestic composite materials. Spectra Aircraft states that it is their "flagship project."
It is stated that the aircraft is currently equipped with a UL Power 520iS engine. This is a development of the ULPower Aero Engines Belgian company. This is a 6-cylinder engine weighing 108 kg and producing 200 hp.
At the same time, S7 Group claims that it already has the first sample of its own engine of similar power, which is currently being tested.
The aircraft will be used both for training aviation personnel and for private flights.
Characteristics of the PV-10 Tango aircraft:
- length - 8.2 m;
- wingspan - 12 m;
- maximum takeoff weight - 1150 kg;
- maximum speed - 245 km/h;
- maximum range - 1100 km.
Earlier Defense Express reported that russians were forcing Ukrainian kids in Mariupol to design and manufacture drones for the russian military.
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