Yakovlev Yak-14
The Yakovlev Yak -14 (Russian Яковлев Як -14, NATO reporting name "Type 24") is a Soviet transport gliders.
It was created in 1947 as competition pattern to Ilyushin Il -32 and in 1949 presented to the public. It could carry 3.5 tons of payload and was intended for the transport of military equipment. The loading was done by a similar Bugtor German Me 323
The Yak- 14 was produced in 413 copies and stood up in the 1950s in the Soviet air forces in the service. As the era of the glider came to an end, it was replaced by helicopters and transport aircraft. The USSR also supplied some machines to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, which used them under the name NK -14.
The Yak- 14 was a strutted high-wing monoplane with a box-shaped fuselage in composite construction. The patch on the left side of the fuselage cabin should ensure the pilot maximum visibility. The tail in normal construction was braced and consisted of a wooden frame with fabric covering. The nose landing gear of the Yak- 14 was rigid.