Yakovlev designed the Yak-52 as a primary aerobatic trainer for the Soviet Air Force, it was based on the proven single-seat competition aerobatic Yakovlev Yak-50 and became operational with the Soviet Air Force in 1979. Over 1,800 aircraft have been produced and since the fall of the Soviet Union many of these have been exported to the West. Yakovlev Yak-52 Specifications: - Crew: Instructor and trainee
- Length: 7.745 m (25 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 1,015 kg (2,238 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,305 kg (2,877 lb)
- Engine: Single 268 kW (360 hp) Vedeneyev M-14P 9-cylinder radial engine
- Maximum speed: 272 km/h (147 kn, 169 mph)
- Cruise speed: 237 km/h (128 kn, 147 mph)
- Stall speed: 111 km/h (60 kn, 69 mph)
- Range: 510 km 275 mn (317 mi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
- Rate of climb: 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min)
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