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Yakovlev Yak-12
The Yakovlev Yak-12 is a light multirole STOL aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force, Soviet civilian aviation and other countries from 1947 onwards.
Variants
Yak-12
Basic variant built for military and civilian operators.
Yak-12GR
Floatplane version of the Yak-12.
Yak-12S
Air ambulance version of the Yak-12.
Yak-12SKh
Agricultural version of the Yak-12.
Yak-12R
Improved version of the Yak-12 powered by Ivchenko AI-14R engine and the plane construction became all-metal, built from 1952.
Yak-12M
Main production version with further construction strengthening, a lengthened tailfin and other minor changes, built from 1955.
Yak-12A
Aerodynamically refined version with a slimmer fuselage, engine cover with smaller diameter and some wing modifications, built from 1957.
Yak-12B
Experimental biplane version, not produced.
Shenyang type 5
Yak-12 licence-built in China.
Jak-12M
Yak-12M licence-built in Poland, 1,054 built.
Jak-12A
Yak-12A licence-built in Poland, 137 built.
PZL-101 Gawron
Polish development of the licence-built Yak-12M.
Specifications
Crew
One
Capacity
Three passengers
Length
9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Height
3.12 m (10 ft 3 in)
Wing area
23.8 m2 (256 sq ft)
Airfoil
Clark YH
Empty weight
1,026 kg (2,262 lb)
Gross weight
1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
Powerplant
1 × Ivchenko AI-14R 9-cylinder, air-cooled, radial piston engine, 191 kW (256 hp)
Propellers
2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
Maximum speed
182 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed
127 km/h (79 mph, 69 kn) economical
Landing speed
82 km/h (51 mph; 44 kn)
Range
765 km (475 mi, 413 nmi)
Service ceiling
4,160 m (13,650 ft)
Rate of climb
4.1 m/s (810 ft/min)
Time to altitude
1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 4 minutes
Take-off run
126 m (413 ft)
Landing run
90 m (295 ft).
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