04808 YAK-53 SOVIET AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT

The Yakovlev Yak-53 was a Soviet prototype aerobatic aircraft from the Cold War period. The machine was designed in a low wing configuration, with a landing gear retracted in flight, in a classic configuration. The plane was first flown in 1981, but it did not enter mass production. The drive was provided by a single M-14P engine with a capacity of 360 HP. The length of the machine was 7.68 meters with a wingspan of 9.5 meters. The Yak-53 aircraft was developed at the design bureau of Alexander Yakovlev as an evolutionary development of the successful Yak-52 training and training aircraft. Compared to its predecessor, the new machine had improved aerodynamic properties, had a one-person cabin instead of a two-person cabin, and was lighter by approx. 115 kilograms (empty plane). The Yak-53 aircraft was used to set two world aviation records in its class, but it did not enter production.