The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It is still being produced in Romania by Aerostar, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the now defunct COMECON socialist trade organisation. The Yak-52 was designed originally as an aerobatic trainer for students in the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation, which trained both civilian sport pilots and military pilots.

Yakovlev Yak-52 Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
  • Length: 25 ft 5 in
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 6 in
  • Height: 8 ft 10 in
  • Wing area: 161.5 ft²
  • Empty weight: (2,238 lb
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,877 lb
  • Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M-14P 9-cylinder radial engine, 268 kW (360 hp)

   

• Performance

  • Maximum speed: 147 kn (169 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 128 kn (147 mph)
  • Stall speed: 160 kn (69 mph)
  • Range: 317 mi standard, 621+ mi long range
  • Service ceiling:13,123 ft
  • Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min
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