Yakovlev Yak-54

The Yakovlev Yak-54 is a Russian acrobatic aircraft that first flew 23 December 1993.

Part of a new generation acrobatic aircraft of Yakovlev design bureau, it breaks from a long line of aircraft started in 1937 with UT-2/AIR-10. It is a development of the single-seat Yak-55M, designed by Chief Constructor Dmitry Drach and Lead Engineer Vladimir Popovcite web |url=http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other/yak54.html |title=Яковлев Як-54 |accessdate=2007-11-26 |format= |work= |language=Russian ] .

It was produced by Saratov Aviation Facility in cooperation with JSV "Gorky U-2" up to 2005, when the production moved to the Arsenyev Aviation Company "Progress" facility in Arsenyev.

The only Yak-54 currently flying in the US is "Russian Thunder" (www.russianthunder.com), an airshow plane formerly piloted by Eric Beard (now deceased) and recently purchased by Jim Bourke of Knife Edge Software and RCGroups.com.

The Yak-54 cruises at 155 ktas on 75% RPM. This is roughly 180 mph or 290 km/h.

Variants

* Yak-54M - Also known as Yak-56 and Yak-152.

pecifications (Yak-54)

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crew= one or two
length main= 6,91 m
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span main= 8,16 m
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height main=1,65 m
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empty weight main= 769 kg
empty weight alt= 1691 pounds
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max takeoff weight main= 990 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 2178 pounds

engine (prop)= M-14X
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number of props= 1
power main=
power alt= 360 hp
max speed main= 460 km/h
max speed alt= 285 mph
cruise speed main= 250 km/h
cruise speed alt= 155 mph
indicated cruise main = 250 km/h
indicated cruise alt = 155 mph
range main= 700 km
range alt= 434 miles
ceiling main= 3000 m
ceiling alt= 10,000 ft
climb rate main= 15 m/s
climb rate alt= 3000+ ft/min
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