Yakovlev Yak-50
Price : £80,000
Aircraft Information
The Yak -50
A Russian single seat aerobatic aircraft with an all-metal airframe, low wing monoplane with retractable landing gear and supercharged Vedeneyev M14P engine developing between 360 HP to 450 HP depending on type.
It was developed in 1975 and was in production until 1986.
The Yak 50 has fine handling characteristics enhanced by a relatively high power-to-weight ratio. It has a tough and agile airframe – the type was twice World Aerobatic Champion.
It has been used as a military trainer by several countries.
G-SOCT is one of the few surviving Yak 50’s in the UK and one of the lowest timed airframes being built in 1984.
Airframe time: 270 hours TSN
Engine: 90 Hours TSOH (Overhaul is at 500 Hours)
Propeller: 15 Hours TSO
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Crew: 1
Length: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.16 m (10 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 15.00 m2 (161.5 sq ft)
Empty weight: 765 kg (1,687 lb)
Gross weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M-14P 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 268 kW (359 hp)
Propellers: 3 blade composite Hardzell propellor (new)
PERFORMANCE:
Maximum speed: 320 km/h (200 mph, 170 kn)(VNO)
Never exceed speed: 420 km/h (260 mph, 230 kn)
Range: 495 km (308 mi, 267 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
G limits: +9 -6
Rate of climb: 16.0 m/s (3,150 ft/min)
Stall Speeds: Takeoff speed of 130 km/h (70 knots), utilizing its 360 hp radial engine.
Its clean stall speed is 100 km/h (54 knots) in straight-and-level flight, but can reach 125 km/h (67 knots) when inverted.
Price: £80,000
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