Yakovlev UT-2

what is it?

The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: Яковлев УТ-2; NATO reporting name "Mink") is a single-engine tandem two-seat low-wing monoplane that was the standard Soviet trainer during World War II. It was used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until replaced by the Yakovlev Yak-18 during the 1950s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 210 km/htop speed
• range 1,130 kmwithout refuelling
• size 940 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7,243made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,130 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1935-07-11

introduced

1936

status

retired

number built

7,243

role

trainer

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Yakovlev, Progress (aviation plant, Arseniev)

engines

1× Shvetsov M-11D / Shvetsov M-11

crew

2

length

7.2 m

wingspan

10.2 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

940 kg

top speed

210 km/h

cruise speed

99 km/h

range

1,130 km

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

low wing

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.