SM-6

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JSC R.E. Alexeiev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau

The SM-6 is a small predecessor of the Orlyonok, mainly designed as a testbed for the engine configuration of the Orlyonok. Some sources claim that the SM-6 was a scaled down Orlyonok, i.e. that it was built after the Orlyonok, but that is not true.

The SM-6 is fitted with one AI-20K turboprop cruise engine and two RD-9A turbofans (or turbojets?) for PAR power and accelleration. The only SM-6 that was built made its first flight in 1972, it was tested over water, ice and land. Some photos show a fuselage code 6M79 and others 6M80, these numbers indicate test phases, not production numbers. In the eighties the SM-6 was used as a trainer. The SM-6 is capable of carrying 20 passengers.

The SM-6 is also called Utka by some sources, which is not correct. The SM-6 is preserved and used a a "Gate Guard" at Kaspiisk naval base.

Technical data

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Plan views

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Pictures of SM-6

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picture	size (b)	by	description
	13785	A. Belyaev	Top view of SM-6 in cruise
	15950	A. Belyaev	SM-6 in cruise
	33671	A. Belyaev	SM-6 on the beach
	27221	A. Belyaev	SM-6 in cruise
	17547	A. Belyaev	SM-6 in very low cruise
	20708	A. Belyaev	SM-6 and KM side by side, note the size difference!

Movies of SM-6

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movie	size (kb)	remarks
	374	The only movie I have (for the moment) about the prototype of the wonderful Orlyonok. Here is the SM-6 at cruise speed. Movie provided by: D. N. Sinitsyn - EAGES

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