Technoavia SM92 Finist

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The Technoavia SM92 Finist is a utility aircraft with a STOL capability, designed by the Russian company Technoavia. The maiden flight was on December 28, 1993. It is built by the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

Variants

SMG-92 Turbo Finist based at the skydiving centre at Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire, England

SM92 Finist: Basic version, powered by 270 kW (360 hp) Vedeneyev M14P radial engine.^[3]
SM92P Finist: Armed version for Border guard duties. Two fixed forward firing PK machine guns and one inside cabin firing through open cabin doors and two rocket launchers.^[3]
SM-92T Turbo Finist: Version powered by Walter M601 turboprop engine.^[4]
SMG-92 Turbine Finist: Walter M601 powered version built in Slovakia by Aerotech Slovakia for use in skydiving.^[5]
Zlin Z400: Version powered by Orenda OE600 V-8 engine, planned to be built by Moravan Otrokovice in the Czech Republic. One built.^[6]

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity:
- 6 passengers or
- 2 stretchers plus attendant
- 600 kg (1,323 lb) cargo
Length: 9.13 m (29 ft 11½ in)
Wingspan: 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 20.44 m² (220 sq ft)
Airfoil: P-301M
Aspect ratio: 10.43
Empty weight: 1,430 kg (3,153 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial engine, 269 kW (360 hp)

Performance

Never exceed speed: 290 km/h (156 knots, 180 mph)
Maximum speed: 230 km/h (124 knots, 143 mph)
Cruise speed: 200 km/h (108 knots, 124 mph)
Stall speed: 100 km/h (54 knots, 62 mph) flaps down
Range: 1,380 km (744 nmi, 857 mi)max fuel, 40 minutes reserves
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (984 ft/min)

↑ Taylor 1999, p.481.
↑ Koslov, Dimitry. "Линии по производству самолетов Як-18Т и СМ-92 сохраняются в Смоленске". (In Russian). AviaPort.ru. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Taylor 1999, p.482.
↑ Technoavia SM-92T Turbo Finist. Airframer. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
↑ Technoavia SP-91. Yak UK. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
↑ Soukup, Pavel. Zlin Z-400. letectvi.wz.cz. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

Hopkins, Harry. "Flight Test:Russian Workhorse". Flight International, 3–9 August 1994. pp. 32–34.
Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1-85723-254-7 .

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