Antonov A-11

what is it?

The Antonov A-11 is a single-seat, high performance, all-metal sailplane built in the Soviet Union in the late 1950s. 150 were produced.

base stats

• size 400 kgmax take-off weight
• built 200made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.5 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1957

number built

200

role

high performance single seat glider

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

engines

none (glider)

length

6 m

wingspan

16.5 m

height

1.2 m

max take-off weight

400 kg

top speed

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range

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