VNS-41 Aircraft

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name=VNS-41
type=Seaplane
origin=flagcountry|Vietnam
era=Post War
platform=Individual
target=Personnel
design_date=2003
production_date=2005
service=2005
used_by=Vietnam
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VNS-41 is the first amphibious microlight airplane 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 plane based on the Russian Che-22 "Korvet" design.

Fitted with an Austrian double engines, the VNS-41 is 6.980m(21 ft 3") long and 2.535m (8 ft 4") high, with a wing span of 11.650m (38 ft 3") and a maximum take-off weight of 780kg (1716 lbs.) Each can carry two or three people and reach a maximum range of 300km (186 miles) and maximum height of 3000m (9842 ft) above sea level.

The plane will initially be used in forestry (forest patrol) and agriculture but will also be marketed for sport, travel and commercial applications. The VNS-41 has an 80-litre (21-gallon) capacity fuel tank, permitting it to fly for about four hours, and can travel at a speed of 120-135km (75-84 miles) - an hour. The plane requires a 50-70m (164-230 ft) running warm-up on land and 200-300m (656-984 ft) warm-up on water. Weighing 780kg (1716 lbs) upon take-off, its entire hull, tail and middle wing are all made of high-quality composite materials

Technicians began developing the VNS-41 in June 2003. On September 12 2005, the prototype plane took off for its final test before being produced for the market.

ee also

*Che-22
*VAM-1
*VAM-2
*TL 1
*M-400 UAV

External links

* [http://english.people.com.cn/200509/12/eng20050912_208081.html English edition of Vietnamese newspaper regarding VNS-41]