The Sukhoi SU-31 is a single engine aerobatic aircraft that is very popular in airshows. It is a lighter and more powerful version of the Sukhoi SU-26. The Sukhoi SU-31 is the most agile and powerful aerobatic aircraft in production today, and once other manufacturers add performance to their flagships, Sukhoi usually has already raised the bar with new design features or more power. The full size aircraft is almost an all composite aircraft just like our model, since everything behind and outside the cockpit is composite instead of tubular steel, spars and ribs.

CARF-Models has looked at the SU-31 for quite some time, especially since our Yak-55 SP has been so popular in all sizes. A new “round cowl” airplane was needed, and we just didn’t want to jump on the Yak-54 hype, doing another one of these, as non-scale (thus not quite pretty) as all the others out there.

CARF-Models has gone a different route. We looked at the SU-31’s lines and came to the conclusion that with a slight stretch and a slight increase of side area behind the canopy, some repositioning of wing and stab, this plane could become even a better example of a perfect large scale aerobatic creation - maybe the best one out there after all.

The result is that the CARF SU-31 is still very scale, even though quite some modifications from the full size aircraft have been done. But we kept the characteristic details, the large round cowl on the slightly boxy rear part of the fuselage, the louvres, the large wing fillets... Just to make this airplane stand out from the masses. The CARF Models SU-31 is a real flagship aerobatic plane. It is an airplane of high individual value. So we do not stock too many of them in our warehouses. Most of our customers appreciate the fact that they can order custom schemes exactly to their liking, or simple Color swaps of existing stock schemes to their favourite colors. So, stocking standard schemes has proven to be not always very efficient. Please ask your Rep about the many options you have to order your very personalized CARF SU-31 today.

wingspan 18" (3000 mm)
length 110" (2800 mm)
weight 41-46 Lbs (19 - 21 kg) dry
motor 150 - 220 cc
servos 8 - 11 high power digital servos