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The engine drives a two-bladed counter-clockwise rotating, variable pitch, wood and fiberglass laminate propeller. At 998 kg (2,200 lb) empty weight, the Yak-52 is responsive and very capable as an aerobatic aircraft. Yet it is also easy to fly and land.
Excellent power and performance. Tough and robust. Relatively cheap to run. Fully aerobatic. Inevitably, the aircraft has some disadvantages, but these are largely a function of its intended role. However now that the Yak-52 is in widespread use with Western private pilots, there are ways of overcoming most of these.
The Yak-52 has a maximum speed of 154 knots at sea level and a cruise speed of 100 knots at 3,300 feet. The stall speed is 46 to 49 knots with flaps down and engine idling and the never exceed speed is 190 knots.
Flight test YAK 52 from approx 1993. Picture this: one and one third tons of Russian hardware is diving down to a picturesque airfield and levelling off at 10 feet AGL, the ASI nudging 260mph. At the end of the runway the aeroplane pulls up into the vertical, zoom-climbing through 1,500 feet.
The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a single-engine two-seat trainer aircraft developed by the Soviet Design Bureau OKB Yakovlev (OKB-115), today A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau JSC, Russia, produced in Romania by I.Av., Bacau, today Aerostar SA.
8 maj 2019 · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Description: Two-seat civil and military trainer. Power Plant: One 269 kw (360 hp) Ivchenko/Vedeneyev M-14P nine-cylinder supercharged air-cooled radial engine. Specifications: Wingspan: 9.30 m (31 ft 6¼ in) Length: 7.74 m (25 ft 5 in) Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10¼ in) Wing area: 15 m² (161.3 sq ft)
5 wrz 1994 · Landing the Yak 52 can be tricky for pilots transitioning from low-slung American single-engine aircraft, since the Yak pilot's eyes are nearly 7 feet above the runway. On downwind, 70 percent rpm and 40 mm manifold pressure will keep the aircraft flying level at 90 knots.
