Trainersmilitary trainer aircraft
Yakovlev UT-2
The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: Яковлев УТ-2; NATO reporting name "Mink") is a single-engine tandem two-seat low-wing monoplane that was the standard Soviet trainer during World War II. It was used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until replaced by the Yakovlev Yak-18 during the 1950s.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Progress (aviation plant, Arseniev)
- Category
- Trainers
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1935-07-11
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 53 kt
- Max speed
- 110 kt
- Range
- 610 nm
- Service ceiling
- 16,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 650 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,072 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,385 lb
- Powerplant
- Shvetsov M-11D
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 23 ft
- Wingspan
- 33 ft
- Height
- 10 ft
- Number built
- 7,243
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.