🎖️ military retired
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Як-14 планёр: Михаил Фетисов· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Yakovlev Yak-14 (Russian: Яковлев Як-14; NATO reporting name: Crow or Mare) was the largest assault glider ever to enter service with the Soviet Air Force. It was introduced in 1949, at a time when other air forces were abandoning the glider concept. In 1950 a Yak-14 became the first glider to fly over the North Pole.
base stats
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 78 years ago, in 1948.
- Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 26.2 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1948
- introduced
- 1950
- status
- retired
- number built
- 413
- role
- military transport glider
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- makers
- Yakovlev
- engines
- —
- length
- 18.4 m
- wingspan
- 26.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,750 kg
- top speed
- 300 km/h
- cruise speed
- 145 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1067637, Wikipedia: Yakovlev Yak-14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.