Engineering:Avion MAI F-1

Avion MAI F-1 Favorit
MAI F-1 (RA-0444G) at Koltchugino in May 2007
Role	Sporting biplane
Designer	Avion Group with MAI
First flight	May 23, 2006
Number built	1

F-1 Favorit (English: Ф-1 «Фаворит») is a light sporting biplane for aerobatics, a modernized version of B2M Mosquit. It was designed and built by the Avion Group together with Moscow Aviation Institute specialists.

Specifications (MAI F-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Wing area: 14.9 m² (160 sq ft)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,045 kg (2,304 lb)
• Take-off run: 150–240 metres (490–790 ft)
• Landing run: 65–120 metres (213–394 ft)
• Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 270 kW (360 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 380 km/h (240 mph, 210 kn)
• Stall speed: 108 km/h (67 mph, 58 kn)
• g limits: −6 +9

External links

• Avion F-1 Favorit at airliners.net

Russian sources

• (in Russian) F-1
• (in Russian) B2M Mosquit
• (in Russian) B2M Mosquit drawing
• (in Russian) F-1