Kent Carlomagno’s Russian Yak 11


US Specialty Insurance Company


History:
“BLYAK” was an advanced trainer in Egypt during the 1960’s and raced in Reno in the early 1990’s.

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Specifications

Registration Number Date of Manufacture
N2124X 1954
Aircraft Role Nickname
Ground Attack/Trainer Moose
Aircraft Type: Wingspan:
Yakovlev 11 31′
Overall length: Empty weight:
29′ 4200 lbs
Gross weight: Fuel capacity:
6200 lbs 130 gallons
Oil capacity Engine type:
16 gallons Pratt and Whitney R-2000-4M (1500 HP)
Propeller type: Max Speed
modified Tracker prop with Cimiteur leading edge 400 MPH
Rate of Climb Cruise Speed
4500 ft/min 210-275 MPH
Service Ceiling Number of Crew
23,300 ft. 2
Armament Bomb Load
7.7 mm ShKAS machine gun one 500 lb bomb under each wing
Number Built Number Surviving
3859 120+

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Restoration
A high pressure air system is used for flap/landing gear operation with an AMerican Cornelius pump to replenish an air bottle to 1000 lbs. This system was used in Russia since early on, to prevent freezing.


Restoration Images

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Links

www.home.earthlink.net/~carlomagno/yak11.htm

www.petalumaveteransflyin.com

www.home.earthlink.net/~carlomagno

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