| Antonov An-181 | |
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| Role | Research aircraft
Type of aircraft
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| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| Designer | Mykola Opanasovych Orlov |
| Number built | 1 |
Antonov built product 181 (Ukrainian: Виріб 181, Russian: изделие 181) was a Soviet experimental aeroplane rolled-out at the end of the 1980s.
The Antonov An-181 (or product 181) project was terminated due to the lack of funds following the collapse of the Soviet Union. An interesting feature of the plane is its unusual arc-shaped wing, a so-called Channel wing. The aircraft has two seats next to each other, a tricycle fixed landing gear configuration, a V-tailplane, and high-wing equipped with a channel wing in the area of the propellers. Power from the engine is delivered by means of drive shafts and deflection gearboxes to the two-blade propellers. The aircraft received the registration СССР-190101 and is exhibited in the State Museum of Aviation of Ukraine. Willard Ray Custer had previously built aeroplanes with the same wing concept in the USA.[1]
General characteristics
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