Yakovlev Yak-52

Yak-52
Yak-52
General information
TypeTwo-seat trainer aircraft
ManufacturerYakovlev
Aerostar
StatusOperational
Primary usersSoviet Air Force
History
Manufactured1978–1998
Introduction date1979
First flight1976
Developed fromYakovlev Yak-50
Developed intoYakovlev Yak-53
Yakovlev Yak-52s at 2007 Wings over Wairarapa airshow
Yak-52 at Kubinka (air base)

The Yakovlev Yak-52 (Russian: Яковлев Як-52) is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It was produced in Romania from 1977 to 1998 by Aerostar, as Iak-52, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the former COMECON socialist trade organisation.[1] The Yak-52 was designed as an aerobatic trainer for students in the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation, which trained civilian sport pilots and military pilots. Currently the Yak-52 is used in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Aerobatic Yak 52 Competition, a popular powered aircraft one-design World Aerobatic Championship.[2]

  1. ^ "Yakovlev Design Bureau Seral Production History". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "CIVA Results". Retrieved 29 May 2018.