A-13 - a single-seat all-metal aerobatic glider of O.K. Antonov . Designed and built in 1957 . Designed for training and aerobatics. In January 1962 , the A-13 with a small turbojet engine A. M. Lyulki [1] set a world speed record of 196 km / h for aircraft up to 500 kilograms. This version of the A-13 was called the An-13.
| A-13 | |
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| Type of | aerobatic glider |
| Developer | O.K. Antonov |
| Manufacturer | OKB O.K. Antonova |
| First flight | 1958 |
| Status | operated by |
| Years of production | 1959 - |
| Units produced | 200 |
| Base model | A-11 |
| Options | An-13 |
The A-13 glider was mass-produced and operated in flying clubs, where demonstration flights were conducted at air parades. Glider A-13 was released in the amount of 200 copies. Each instance included elongated wing consoles for the A-11 glider.
Aerodynamic design
According to the scheme, the glider was a freestanding monoplane with a middle wing and a V-tail. The fuselage of the A-13 glider was identical to the fuselage of the A-11 glider. Gliders differed from each other only with removable wing consoles, which took only a few minutes to replace.
Modifications
- A-13 single flight glider
- A-13M motor glider
- An-13 turbojet glider
Features
- Crew: 1 people
- Length: 6.4 m
- Height: 1.6 m
- Wingspan: 12.1 m
- Wing area: 10,4 mΒ²
- Empty weight: 270 kg
- Gross weight: 360 kg
- Aerodynamic quality: 25
- Maximum speed: 400 km / h
Notes
- β A.P. Dyers "Gliders of the USSR" p. 148