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OKB YAKOVLEV

Sergey Komissarov

4/5 ( ratings)

Starting life in 1927, with Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev's first aircraft, the AIR-1, the OKB produced aircraft such as the Yak-4 light bomber, the Yak-6 light transport and the Yak-1 fighter. The latter paving the way for the highly successful Yak-3 and Yak-9. Post-war the Yak-15, -17 and -23 were fighters with a distinctive 'pod-and-boom' layout, the Yak-25 was first in a line of twin-jet tactical aircraft while the Yak-18 trainer, Yak-24 tandem-rotor helicopter, Yak-38 VTOL and Yak-40/42 airliners added variety.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing

Release: January 29, 2010

ISBN: 1857802039

ISBN 13: 9781857802030

OKB YAKOVLEV

Sergey Komissarov

4/5 ( ratings)

Starting life in 1927, with Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev's first aircraft, the AIR-1, the OKB produced aircraft such as the Yak-4 light bomber, the Yak-6 light transport and the Yak-1 fighter. The latter paving the way for the highly successful Yak-3 and Yak-9. Post-war the Yak-15, -17 and -23 were fighters with a distinctive 'pod-and-boom' layout, the Yak-25 was first in a line of twin-jet tactical aircraft while the Yak-18 trainer, Yak-24 tandem-rotor helicopter, Yak-38 VTOL and Yak-40/42 airliners added variety.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing

Release: January 29, 2010

ISBN: 1857802039

ISBN 13: 9781857802030

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