Yakovlev Yak-16
| Yakovlev Yak-16 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Airliner |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
September 24, 1947 |
| Production time: |
1946/1947 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
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The Jakowlew Jak-16 ( Russian Яковлев Як-16 , NATO code name Cork ) was a twin-engine Soviet airliner. It was developed shortly after the Second World War . Only two copies were made of it, as the Antonov An-2 performed its intended task as a short-haul passenger aircraft better and more economically.
development
The Jak-16 began its scooter testing on September 13, 1947, the first flight took place on September 24 with pilot Fyodor Abramov at the controls. Despite the relatively weak ASch-21 engines, it had very good flight characteristics.
According to the request, two variants were built: a civil version with the designation Jak-16-I , which could carry ten passengers, and a military version with an MG defensive tower (a 12.7 mm MG UBT ) behind the cockpit on the back of the fuselage. This version was called Jak-16-II and had a larger, sliding cargo hatch on the left side of the fuselage as well as a slightly modified vertical stabilizer. It was able to carry seven fully armed paratroopers and three bombs on underwing external carriers.
construction
The Jak-16 was manufactured in an all-metal half - shell construction . The cabin was soundproof and thermally insulated. The wings were cantilevered with the fuselage in a low- wing arrangement, the tail unit was of normal construction. The two main wheels of the rear wheel landing gear could be retracted into the motor gondolas, but they protruded halfway to protect the airframe in the event of a belly landing . The tail wheel was not retractable.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Years of construction | 1947 |
| constructor | Oleg Sidorov |
| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 10 + 100 kg freight |
| length | 15.60 m |
| span | 21.50 m |
| height | 7.60 m |
| Wing area | 56.25 m² |
| Empty mass | 4456 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 6020 kg |
| Engines | two air-cooled seven - cylinder radial engines Schwezow ASch-21 |
| Starting power | 515 kW (700 PS) each |
| Top speed | 370 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 300 km / h |
| Rise time | 2.3 min at 1000 m altitude |
| Range | 800 km with 480 kg of fuel |
| Summit height | 7550 m |
See also
literature
- Wilfried Bergholz: Jakowlew since 1927 . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-613-04024-3 , p. 92/93 .
- Yakovlev Yak-16 . In: Central Board of GST (ed.): Fliegerrevue . No. 4/1986 , 1986, pp. 127 .