The Interavia I-1 Leshii (a type of forest spirit in Russian folklore) was envisioned to fulfill a wide range of civil aviation roles, including flight training, SAR, aerial photography, environmental survey, etc. Initial production began at the LMZ plant outide Moscow, with the plan that components would be manufactured there and final assembly would take place at LMZ (as I-1) for Russia and at Phönix-Aviatechnica in Plovdiv (as the SL-90) for Bulgaria. By April 1993, 48 examples had been built in Russia and a handful in Bulgaria. This I-1 is from the Bulgarian production and is preserved in a hotel car park to the south of Plovdiv.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

It was added on 8 December 2024, and has since been viewed 432 times.