YAK 18-T General Specifications
YAK 18T VH-ZEX was originally imported from Aktubinsk, Kazakhstan, and was formerly CCCP-44260.
General characteristics
• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: Three passengers
• Length: 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 11.15 m (36 ft 7 in)
• Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 18.9 m² (203.36 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,112 kg (2,446 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,503 kg (3,306 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Vedeneyev M14PF 9-cylinder centrifugally-supercharged air-cooled radial engine, 298 kW (400 hp)
Performance
• Maximum speed: 365 km/h (195 knots, 225 mph)
• Range: 1,767 km (954 nm, 1,090 mi) with 490 litre fuel tanks
• Service ceiling 6,700 m (22,000+ ft)
• Rate of climb: 9.4 m/s (1,850 ft/min)
• Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb
The Yakovlev Yak-18T trainer is a four-place, fully aerobatic utility aircraft developed from the Yak-18 primary trainer. Introduced to train Aeroflot pilots, it has recently gained some popularity as a sportplane in both the East and the West.The airframe is stressed to +6.4/-3.2 g.
