YAKOVLEV YAK - 18 SOVIET PRIMARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT

Description

The Yakovlev Yak-18 (NATO reporting name Max) was a Soviet tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial piston engine, it entered service in 1946. It is also produced in China as the Nanchang CJ-5. There are an estimated 40 original Yak-18’s in existence worldwide. Three are currently flyable in the USA and three are flyable in Europe. (Scale : 1/72e)