Yakovlev Yak-18T

what is it?

The Yakovlev Yak-18T (Russian: Яковлев Як-18T) is a four- or five-seat fully aerobatic utility aircraft developed by Yakovlev. Introduced to train Aeroflot pilots, it has gained some popularity as a sportplane both inside and outside the former USSR. It is powered by a 268-298 kW (360-400 hp) Vedeneyev M14P radial engine, and is designed for stresses of +6.48/-3.24 g.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 262 km/htop speed
• range 740 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,650 kgmax take-off weight
• built 750made 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 59 years ago, in 1967.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1967

introduced

1974

number built

750

role

training aircraft

makers

Yakovlev, Smolensk Aviation Plant

engines

1× Vedeneyev M14P

crew

1

length

8.4 m

wingspan

11.2 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

1,650 kg

top speed

262 km/h

cruise speed

180 km/h

range

740 km

ceiling

4,000 m

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