Thanks to Zmey on another forum…….
After 45 years, the Yak-30 takes flight at Zhukovsky…
Link – 3 photos
http://00521.livejournal.com/44662.html – photo
http://00521.livejournal.com/49487.html – photo
http://00521.livejournal.com/49350.html – photo
http://community.livejournal.com/ru_aviation/677653.html – Video
For the uninitiated, the Yak-30 was the Soviet entry for the WARPAC trainer contest.
It lost out to the Czech L-29 Delfin (some say for political reasons).
The Poles went ahead with their own design anyway – the PZL-11 Iskra.
Ken
By: Scouse - 1st January 2008 at 02:42
Is it me, or does the ac seem a tad underpowered on take-off? .
Dunno about the yak-30, but does anyone remember the BD-5J at Farnborough in the 80s? Damn thing had almost vanished into Laffans Plain before it even rotated, let alone unstuck!
By: Flanker_man - 31st December 2007 at 23:19
Hi Flanker_man,
Thanks for the info and links – very interesting.
So the Russians have restored one of their historic flying jets. It’s good to see real surprises still happening with airworthy old aircraft.
Is it me, or does the ac seem a tad underpowered on take-off? You can’t ask for too much from that generation, I suppose.
It was powered by a Tumanskii RU-19 single-shaft turbojet of 900kg (1,984lb) thrust.
Max speed was 660 km/h at low level.
The Yak-30 gained a couple of records – speed of 767 km/h and altitude of 16,128m – for its class.
The L-29 had a 1,960-lb thrust Motorlet M701 VC-150 or S-50 turbojet and the TS-11 had a 2,425-lb thrust IL SO-3W turbojet.
Obviously adequate for its intended role.
Ken
By: Seafuryfan - 31st December 2007 at 20:23
Hi Flanker_man,
Thanks for the info and links – very interesting.
So the Russians have restored one of their historic flying jets. It’s good to see real surprises still happening with airworthy old aircraft.
Is it me, or does the ac seem a tad underpowered on take-off? You can’t ask for too much from that generation, I suppose.
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