KhAI-1
The Kharkiv KhAI-1 (ХАІ-1) was an airliner produced in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s, unusual in that it was designed (and the prototype built) by students. An exceptionally clean design, the KhAI-1 was the first European passenger transport aircraft to feature retractable undercarriage, and boasted a top speed better than the fighter aircraft in service at the time. Some 40 KhAI-1s were operated by Aeroflot, but while a dedicated military version, the KhAI-1VV was developed and flown in prototype form, this did not enter production.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Antonov Serial Production Plant
- Category
- Airliners
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1932-10-08
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 157 kt
- Max speed
- 157 kt
- Range
- 610 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,620 ft
- Rate of climb
- 706 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,720 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,590 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × M-22
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 7
- Length
- 34.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 48.8 ft
- Number built
- 45
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.