Plane Details

A-15 Antonov

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General Details
Manufacturer:	Antonov
Plane Name:	A-15
Classified as:	Unclassified
Country Of Origin:	Russia
Designer:	Oleg Antonov
No. of Seats	1
No. Built	350

Performance:
L/DMax:

MinSink:	48.5kt(90km/h) 0.63m(2.07ft)/sec

Specifications:

Span		Area		Empty Weight		Payload		Gross Weight		Wing Load		Water Ballast
m	ft	sq.m	sq.ft	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg /sq.m	lb. /sq.ft	kg	lb.
17	55.9	12.3	132	300	661	0	0	380	838	30.89	6.32	50	110

Aspect ratio:	24
Airfoil:	NACA
Structure:	Aluminium Alloy
Engine:

Comment:
The A-15 is a single seat Open Class sailplane developed by the soviet designer Oleg Antonov and his team, who were also responsible for the A-11 and A-13. In the early 1960's the A-15 set several records including the World goal distance flying in June 1960 of 714.023km.

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