S-80 Multipurpose transport aircraft

S-80 Multipurpose transport aircraft. First flight: 2001 © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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Su-80 (S-80) Multipurpose transport aircraft. 

A multipurpose twin-boom transport/passenger turboprop featuring a lifting capacity of 3.300 kg and powered by two General Electric CT7-9B 1.750-hp 6-blade tractor propeller engines. The KnAAPO is currently productionising the aircraft. 

The versions offered are the S-80PG convertible transport/passenger aircraft to carry 23 passengers or a 3.300-kg cargo, S-80P passenger aircraft, S-80TD military transport to carry and airdrop 21 paratroops or a 3.300-kg cargo, S-80M 10-casualty medevac, S-80PT transport patrol to patrol the littoral economic zones, carry 20 passengers/paratroops or 3.300-kg cargo-it mounts a surveillance/sighting system comprising a radar and an IR thermal imager, and externally-mounted rockets/gun weapons suite. 
The S-80 prototype's maiden flight is slated for 2001. 

 

Aircraft modifications
S-80PG: mixed cargo aircraft
S-80TD: air troop carrier
S-80M: air ambulance
S-80R: fishery patrol
S-80GR: geological-reconnaissance aircraft
S-80P: passenger, extended version for 32 passengers.
S-80PT: patrol transport aircraft.





Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB Sukhoi
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Multipurpose transport aircraft
CREW 2
POWER-PLANT Two turboprop engines General Electric CT7-9B (or two turboprop engines Salyt TVD-1500)
Power, h.p. 2x1.750 (2x1.500)
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 18,26
Height, m 5,74
Wing span, m 23,18
Wing area, m2 44,36
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 14.200
Normal take-off, kg 13.500
Empty aircraft, kg 9.450
Internal fuel, kg 2.870
Payload, kg 3.300
-  passengers 30
-  paratroopers 21
- stretcher with attendants 10
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h
470
Cruising speed, km/h
430
Ferry range, km
3.250
Range, km
1.300
Service ceiling, m
7.600
ARMAMENT Doesn't have (defensive).





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