Aviatik Alliance Aleks-251
Aviatik Alliance · Russia · first flew 2010 · light aircraft
The Aviatik Alliance Aleks-251 is a twin-engine, parasol-wing amphibious aircraft designed and built in Russia in the early 2010s. It can carry up to six passengers.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 10.54 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Cruciform |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol wing of parallel chord with square tips, braced by inverted V-struts to the engine mountings
- Two inverted inline engines mounted forward of and under the wing, close together
- Swept fin carrying a dihedralled tailplane at about one-third height
The hull has a single step and six watertight compartments, with a pair of floats on single struts that rotate to the wing tip once airborne. A ballistic recovery parachute is fitted.
Specifications
- The Aviatik Alliance Aleks-251 has a length of 10.54 m (35 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 13.2 m (43 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The Rida design bureau first made the project public in 2003, and the near-complete prototype appeared at the Moscow Salon in August 2009. The aircraft flew for the first time on 10 September 2010.
Variants
Aviatik Alliance announced that production aircraft would have different engines, possibly turboprops, but no choice had been made. The prototype had two 127 kW LOM M332S engines.
Where you'll see it
On 9 September 2024 an Aleks-251, RA-1240G, crashed during a test flight near Vatulino airfield in Ruza, Moscow Oblast, and both pilots died.
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