Antonov A-1

what is it?

The Antonov A-1 is a single-seat training glider produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 1940s. The glider also produced in Turkey by THK and MKE, and in Finland by PIK and some other manufacturers.

🔎How to recognise it: high wing · 10.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• size 164 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5,700made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 96 years ago, in 1930.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

1930

number built

5,700

role

training glider

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

engines

none (glider)

length

5.6 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

1.7 m

max take-off weight

164 kg

top speed

70 km/h

range

—

wings

high wing

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.