Yakovlev Yak-11

The Yakovlev Yak-11 (designation NATO Moose ) was a plane of drive used by the Soviet air force and in the countries of Europe of the East between 1947 and 1962.

History

The design of the Yak-11 was largely inspired by the hunter Yak-3 . It became the plane of drive more used by the Soviet air force and was often compared with the T-6 Texan by the importance of its employment. The first prototype stole on November 10th, 1945 and entered in service in 1946. On the whole 3 859 specimens were produced between 1947 and 1956. From 1953,707 specimens were also produced by Czechoslovakia under designation LET C-11 . The Yak-11 and C-11 were used by all the nations members of the Warsaw Pact, like in many countries of Africa, of the Middle East and Asia (Afghanistan, Albania, Algérie, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, GDR, Egypt, Iraq, Hungary, Poland, North Korea, Romania, Somalia, Soviet Union, Syria, Vietnam, Yemen).

In 1958, the Yak-11 was to be replaced by the Yak-11U for the drive with the planes with propulsion. However, the version U was produced only with one very small number and the Yak-11 remained in service until 1962.

Thanks to its resemblance to the Yak-3 , the Yak-11 recently saw its popularity growing among impassioned military aircrafts. Its great handiness makes of it a plane frequently taking part in the air races. Not less than 120 specimens are always in-flight status in world.

Description

mixed Manufacture Metal/Bois
Moteur ASh-21 7 cylinders out of star cools by air derived from ASh-82 14 cylinders
retractable Gear landing under the wings.

See too

List of the military aircrafts

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