Yakovlev Yak-32
The Yakovlev Yak -32 (Russian Яковлев Як -32, NATO reporting name: Mantis ) is a Soviet school and sports aircraft that was developed from the Yak- 30 jet trainer.
Development
The Yak- 32 should be used as aerobatic trainer. In contrast to the two-seat Yak- 30 is a single-seater, about 200 kg lighter and has a lower performance engine. The prototype flew in August 1961 for the first time. With this set of test pilot W. Mukhin during testing at the fifth test flight to a world altitude record of 14,283 m for this class. This was followed by some of women erflogene records as a land speed record on a 100 -km stretch of 724.45 km / h by G. Kortschuganowa on 14 January 1965 already on 19 February by R. ski China on 755.00 kilometers / h was improved 15/25-km-Messdistanz. The Yak- 32 did not go into mass production; of her emerged only three in existence.
Technical Description
The Yak- 32 is an all-metal low -wing monoplane with cantilever wings in trapezoidal shape. The air intakes for the engine located in the fuselage are located on both sides in the wing roots. The tail also is cantilevered in conventional construction, with the leading edge of the vertical tail is distinctly arrow-shaped. The tricycle landing gear is fully retractable and has per strut on a wheel The Yak- 32 has a pressurized cabin, ejection seat and blind flying instrumentation.