AIRCRAFT BRIEF
The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft that first flew in 1976, designed as a successor to the Yak-50 competition aerobat and built to train pilots for the Soviet DOSAAF organization. Romanian manufacturer Aerostar produced the aircraft as the Iak-52 from 1977 to 1998 under COMECON trade agreements, with over 1,800 examples built. Stressed to +7/-5 G and powered by the nine-cylinder Vedeneyev M14P radial engine, the Yak-52 remains popular worldwide for aerobatic training and sport flying.
SPECIFICATIONS
- manufacturer
- Yakovlev / Aerostar (Romania)
- first Flight
- 1976
- role
- Primary trainer / Aerobatic
- crew
- 2 (tandem - student + instructor)
- engines
- 1x Vedeneyev M14P (360 hp / 268 kW)
- max Speed
- 285 km/h (154 kts)
- range
- 550 km (297 nmi)
- ceiling
- 13,000 ft
- weight
- 1,305 kg (MTOW)