Technoavia SM92 Finist

what is it?

The Technoavia SM92 Finist is a STOL utility aircraft, designed by the Russian company Technoavia which first flew on 28 December 1993. It is built at the Smolensk Aviation Plant.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/htop speed
• range 1,380 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 6passengers
• size 2,350 kgmax take-off weight
• built 30made 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 33 years ago, in 1993.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,380 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1993-12-28

number built

30

role

light utility transport

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

makers

Smolensk Aviation Plant

engines

1× Vedeneyev M14P / Orenda OE600 / Walter M601

crew

1

passengers

6

length

9.1 m

wingspan

14.6 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

2,350 kg

top speed

230 km/h

cruise speed

200 km/h

range

1,380 km

ceiling

3,000 m

wings

monoplane

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