Helicopters1950s transport helicopter by Yakovlev
Yakovlev Yak-24
The Yakovlev Yak-24 (NATO reporting name "Horse") is a Soviet twin-engine, tandem rotor, transport helicopter developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau in the 1950s. The Yak-24 saw limited use in the Soviet Air Force, and the exact number produced and duration of service are unknown due to inconsistencies in data.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Yakovlev
- Category
- Helicopters
- First flight
- 1952-07-03
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 84 kt
- Max speed
- 94 kt
- Range
- 210 nm
- Service ceiling
- 13,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 620 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 34,899 lb
- Empty weight
- 24,251 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Shvetsov ASh-82 V 14-cylinder radial engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 19
- Length
- 73.5 ft
- Height
- 21.3 ft
- Number built
- 70
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.