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"Czech Ride" Air Shows 20355 Airport Road N.E. #5 Information on the Yakovlev
C-11 Fighter-trainer |
| Derived from the famous Yak-3 fighter
of WWII fame, our Yak-11, Pratt and Whitney R-2000 powered ex-Egyptian Air
Force fighter, is one of the most interesting aircraft currently on the air show
circuit today. Completely stock in appearance on the outside, twelve
hundred man-hours have been expended to completely customize this Yak into
a fire-breathing aerobatic mount that thrills tens of thousands of air show
spectators each year.
This Yak is actually a C-11 aircraft designed by the famous Yakovlev Design Bureau in Moscow and built at the end of the war in Czechoslovakia as that country's aeronautical industry was attempting to rebuild from the war's devastation. Almost all hand built, since there was no mass production equipment available after the war, our Yak has been fitted with the single canopy configuration Shenkarenkov hatch, to replace the larger canopy of the original fighter-trainer. This detail modification enhances the appearance and fits in with our air show routine. The paint scheme (with lightning bolt and red star) was used by General Zakharov who held various Russian commands during WWII, including the famous 303 Fighter Air Division. General Zakharov was credited with 18 victories and awarded Hero of the Soviet Union medals, Russia's highest honor. I operate the Yak-11 in standard military maneuvers which are traced by the plane's 14 smoke bellowing exhaust stacks. Given its small size and the 1500 horsepower from the R-2000 engine, it can really perform high energy maneuvers with power reserve enabling me to build up high speeds in a dive with resulting spectacular climbs and rolls. It has won best war bird at Sun and Fun 1990, Arlington 96, and won First Place in the Bronze class at the Reno National Air Races 1996. It's an aircraft that will created a unique air show that thrills the crowds with its power and grace. About the Pilot: I learned to fly at 18 in an Aeronca 7AC, 29 years a pilot for United Air Lines, Second Officer on DC-6, DC-8, DC-10, First Officer on Boeing 737, B727, B747, Captain on Douglas DC-3 Air Rajneesh, Captain on Boeing 727, and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 to present. Competition AT-6 and Unlimited air racing at the Reno National Air Races 1972-1975, 1996. Total flying hours in all types including helicopters in excess of 20,000 hours. |