Yakovlev Yak-130 (one)
Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
| Yakovlev Yak-130 Wallpaper 1 | AirSkyBuster. Yakovlev Yak-130 (one) Yakovlev Yak-130, Mitten, Advanced trainer jet, Light fighter, Russian Air Force, LIFT, Yakovlev design bureau, aircraft, airplane, military, defense, attack, widescreen, wallpaper, photo, picture, image. Yakovlev Yak-130 Wallpaper 1 (NATO reporting name: Mitten is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft or lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) developed by the Yakovlev design bureau. Development of the plane began in 1991, and the maiden flight was conducted on 26 April 1996. In 2005, it won a Russian government tender for training aircraft, and in 2009 the first planes were put into service in the Russian Air Force. As an advanced training aircraft, the Yak-130 is able to replicate the characteristics of several 4+ generation fighters as well as the fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50. It can also perform light-attack and reconnaissance duties, carrying a combat load of 3,000 kg. In the early 1990s, the Soviet government asked the industry to develop a new aircraft to replace the Czech-made Aero L-29 Delfín and Aero L-39 Albatros jet trainers. Five design bureaus put forward proposals. Among them were Sukhoi's S-54, Myasischev's M-200, Mikoyan's MiG-AT, and Yakovlev's Yak-UTS. In 1991, the other proposals were dropped and only the MiG-AT and Yak-UTS remained. Development of Yak-UTS started in 1991 and the design was completed in September 1993. The same year, Yakovlev entered an agreement with the Italian company Aermacchi to work together on the plane, which now became Yak/AEM-130. The Yak-130 version was to be offered for the Russian and the M-346 version for the Italian market. On 10 April 2002, it was announced that Yakovlev Yak-130 Wallpaper 1 had been chosen as the winner of the tender for trainer aircraft for basic and advanced pilot training, beating the MiG-AT. Yak-130 completed its maiden flight, registered as RA-431130, on 25 April 1996 at Zhukovsky. The plane was put on display for the first time at the Paris Air Show in June, 2005. The same year, the Russian Air Force made its first order for 12 Yak-130 planes. On 30 April 2004, the first pre-series Yak-130, assembled at the SOKOL plant in Nizhny Novgorod, performed its maiden flight. It was followed by three more pre-series aircraft. In December 2009, the aircraft completed state trials and was cleared for service in the Russian Air Force. First serial aircraft was delivered to a training center in Lipetsk on 19 February 2010. It was expected to receive rest from the initial batch of 12 planes during 2010. The Russian airforce intends to buy at least 72 Yak-130s, enough to equip four training regiments. Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief, Colonel Aleksander Zelin, announced on November 8, 2011, that the Russian Defence Ministry was to sign a contract within two weeks with Irkut Corporation for 65 additional aircraft. Zelin stated that deliveries were expected to be completed by 2017. Yak-130 is an advanced pilot training aircraft, able to replicate characteristics of Russian 4+ generation fighters, as well as the Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation fighter. The developer estimates that the plane can cover up to 80% of the entire pilot flight training program. In addition to its training purpose, it is also able to function as a light-attack and reconnaissance plane. It can carry a combat load of 3,000 kg, including weapons, auxiliary fuel tanks, weapon guidance, electronic intelligence and electronic countermeasures pods. According to its chief designer Konstantin Popovich, during a testing phase that ended in December 2009, the plane was tested with "all airborne weapons with a weight of up to 500 kg that are in service in the Russian Air Force". Yakovlev Yak-130 Wallpaper 1 |
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