Russian single-seat aerobatic aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-55
The Yakovlev Yak-55 is a single-seat aerobatic aircraft. Pilots flying the Yak-55 have won several world aerobatic championships.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Progress (aviation plant, Arseniev)
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1981-05-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 165 kt
- Max speed
- 240 kt
- Range
- 381 nm
- Service ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,050 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,150 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,885 lb
- Powerplant
- Vedeneyev M14P
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 23.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 26.7 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 250
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.