Engineering:Yakovlev Yak-10
| Yak-10 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| First flight | 1944[1] |
| Number built | 40+ |
| Developed from | Yakovlev AIR-6 |
The Yakovlev Yak-10 (Russian: Яковлев Як-10) was a Soviet light liaison aircraft designed and built by the Yakovlev design bureau in the 1940s.[1][2]
Design and development
In the late 1940s the Soviet forces had a need for a light liaison aircraft that was smaller than the Antonov An-2.[2] The company derived two four-seat aircraft with wooden wings and metal fuselages, from the earlier AIR-6.[1] The Yak-10, a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with fixed landing gear and the Yak-13 a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a manually retractable landing gear.[2] Both aircraft were powered by a 145 hp M-11MF radial engine.[2] After tests in 1945, the Yak-10 was awarded a production contract for 40 aircraft, despite unimpressive performance.[2] The company built a number of different variants but soon produced an improved design, the Yak-12, which, although of similar layout, was not a derivative of the Yak-10.[2]
The Yak-10 only entered limited production before it was replaced by the superior Yakovlev Yak-12, and although the Yak-13 proved to be superior to the original Yak-10, production was not carried out.[1][2]
Variants
- Yak-10
- Strut-braced high-wing monoplane powered by a Shvetsov M-11MF radial engine.[2]
- Yak-10G
- Floatplane variant with twin floats.[2]
- Yak-10S
- Ambulance variant with room for one stretcher.[2]
- Yak-10V
- Dual control.[1]
- Yak-13
- Low-wing monoplane derivative, using an almost identical fuselage and Shvetsov M-11MF engine installation, with a cantilevered wooden low wing for direct comparison with the Yak-10. One built.[2][3]
Specifications (Yak-10)
Data from [1]The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three passengers
- Length: 8.45 m (27 ft 8.63 in)
- Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4.5 in)
- Wing area: 22.0 m2 (237 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 820 kg (1,808 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-11FR radial engine , 119 kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 206 km/h (128 mph, 111 kn)
- Range: 605 km (376 mi, 327 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,480 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.0 m/s (600 ft/min) [4]
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995. London: Osprey Aerospace. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
- Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
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