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