The Yakovlev Yak-55 is a single-seat aerobatic aircraft, and pilots flying it have won several world aerobatic championships. The prototype first flew in May 1981, was unveiled at the Moscow Tushino air show in August 1982 and was displayed, without competing, at the 1982 World Aerobatic Championships. Fashions in aerobatic flying had changed by then. In the late 1980s work began on a revised Yak-55M to meet demands from DOSAAF for a higher roll rate and to compete with new designs from the Sukhoi bureau. It is powered by a Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial engine of about 360 hp and has a maximum speed of 305 km/h, with a gross weight of 855 kg for aerobatics.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineVedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder radial engine 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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is a single-seat aerobatic aircraft
Development, first flight
The prototype Yak-55 first flew in May 1981
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder radial engine
Specifications, engine fitted
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder radial engine
Specifications, maximum weight
Max takeoff weight: 975 kg
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 305 km/h
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