Antonov A-13

what is it?

The Antonov A-13 was a Soviet aerobatic sailplane flown in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a small, single-seat, all-metal aircraft developed from the A-11 which could optionally be fitted with that aircraft's longer-span wings. It was a mid-wing monoplane with a tadpole-like fuselage and a V-tail.

base stats

• size 360 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 68 years ago, in 1958.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1958

number built

200

role

sailplane

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

engines

none (glider)

length

6 m

wingspan

12.1 m

height

1.2 m

max take-off weight

360 kg

top speed

—

range

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