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The structure of the fuselage is a welded steel truss with fiber reinforced plastic panels. | The structure of the fuselage is a welded steel truss with fiber reinforced plastic panels. | ||
The wing has a CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) spar alleged to withstand 24g before breaking. | The wing has a CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) spar alleged to withstand 24g before breaking. | ||
The Su-26 replaced the Yak- | The Su-26 replaced the Yak-55 family as the main soviet mount for international aerobatics competitions. | ||
The basic model was soon replaced by the more capable Su-26M (improved) and an export version was made available Su-26MKh (Su-26MX in cyrillic alphabet). | The basic model was soon replaced by the more capable Su-26M (improved) and an export version was made available as the Su-26MKh (Su-26MX in cyrillic alphabet). | ||
The Su-26 was replaced by the even more capable Su-31 featuring a CFRP fuselage, a bubble canopy and optionally, a lightweight ejection seat. | The Su-26 was replaced by the even more capable Su-31 featuring a CFRP fuselage, a bubble canopy and optionally, a lightweight ejection seat. | ||
Another development is the 2-seat Su-29 | Another development is the 2-seat Su-29 | ||
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Similar aircraft include the Extra 300, and Mudry CAP-232. | Similar aircraft include the Extra 300, and Mudry CAP-232. | ||
The Su- | The Su-26MKh is depicted in the FG version with a 3-blade propeller and a 450HP M-14PF. | ||
The instrumentation is in metric system. | The instrumentation is in metric system. | ||