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Yakovlev AIR 5

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Top speed
  
192 km/h

Length
  
8 m

Manufacturer
  
Yakovlev

Wingspan
  
13 m

First flight
  
1931

The Yakovlev AIR-5 was a prototype Soviet single-engined cabin monoplane designed by the Yakovlev design bureau. The AIR-5 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with a 200 hp (149 kW) Wright J-4 Whirlwind engine. It had a tubular steel fuselage, wooden wings and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and three passengers.

When the Whirlwind engine became unavailable no further aircraft were produced and a smaller variant was designed with a locally produced M-11 radial engine and designated the AIR-6.

Specifications

Data from The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: three
  • Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) (tail up)
  • Wing area: 23 m2 (250 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 912 kg (2,011 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-4 Whirlwind air-cooled radial engine, 150 kW (200 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 192 km/h (119 mph; 104 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 152 km/h (94 mph; 82 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,275 m (14,026 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 6.5 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)

    • References

    Yakovlev AIR-5 Wikipedia
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