Yakovlev Yak-18

Yak-18
A Polish Yakovlev Yak-18 in flight
Role Training aircraft
Manufacturer Yakovlev
First flight 1946
Introduction 1946
Status in limited service
Primary users Soviet Air Force
DOSAAF
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Polish Air Force

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-11FR-1 radial piston engine, it entered service in 1946. It was also produced in China as the Nanchang CJ-5.


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