The Yakovlev Yak-18 (Russian: Яковлев Як-18; NATO reporting name Max) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11 FR-1 radial piston engine, it entered service in 1946. It was also produced in China as the Nanchang CJ-5.

The Yakovlev Yak-18 trainer (NATO code name "Max") was developed from the UT-2 trainer of World War 2. Development began in 1945, with the first flight later that year, and series production began in 1947. It was a low- wing monoplane with tandem …

The Yakovlev Yak-18 is a tandem military primary trainer aircraft built by the Yakovlev design bureau in the Soviet Union. It was initially fitted with a single Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial piston engine rated at 160 horsepower. The aircraft entered in service in 1946 and was produced as the Nanchang CJ-5 in China.

Nov 6, 2017 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Yakovlev Yak-18 (Max) Trainer Aircraft / Light Bomber Aircraft including pictures.

The Yak 18’s greatest claim to fame is its use as a night bomber by the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War. The aircraft were modified with bomb racks on the wing center section and flew over UN troop locations at night to drop bombs and harass UN forces.

May 8, 2019 · In the Soviet Union the Yak 18 was replaced by the Yak 18A which was fitted with the AI-14R nine-cylinder radial engine which provided 194 kw (260 hp) at 2,350 rpm and, apart from strengthening, retained the same basic structure.

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1957, Yak-18A introduced cleaned-up airframe, more powerful engine in a smooth long-chord cowl driving controllable pitch prop, and retractable tricycle landing gear. Known in Korea as "Bed Check Charlie," flew nuisance raids over Allied forced during Korean conflict.

Sep 28, 2024 · Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-18A; Serial #: 307; Photo date: 2023-06-18; Uploaded: 2024-04-30

Sep 20, 2016 · Yak-18A - the third in a row and the main modernization of the aircraft, launched in the series. It was made much more qualitatively due to the larger engine power. The first sample was a motor AI-14P, whose power was 220 hp. (Later - 260 hp). The beginning of …