Sukhoi Su-26M
"The most exciting aerobatic airplane in the world" is the way former National Champion Clint McHenry describes the Sukhoi Su-26M. McHenry compared the Sukhoi's appearance with that of a 1937 Thompson trophy racer, and its sound to a Grumman Bearcat. The aerobatics world got its first look at the Sukhoi in Hungary at the 1984 World Championships. The Soviets brought two Sukhois to Hungary, but they still relied mainly on the Yak 55. Two years later, the Soviets flew a refined version (the Su-26M) at the World Championships in England, and won the men's and women's team titles. Since that time, the Sukhoi has become the hottest plane in the very competitive world of full-scale aerobatics.
