Yakovlev Yak-52

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Yak-52
Yak-52
Role	Two-seat trainer aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Yakovlev Aerostar
First flight	1976
Introduction	1979
Status	Operational
Primary users	Soviet Air Force DOSAAF
Produced	1978–1998
Developed from	Yakovlev Yak-50
Developed into	Yakovlev Yak-53

The Yakovlev Yak-52 (Russian: Яковлев Як-52) is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976. It was produced in Romania from 1977 to 1998 by Aerostar, as Iak-52, which gained manufacturing rights under agreement within the former COMECON socialist trade organisation.^[1] The Yak-52 was designed as an aerobatic trainer for students in the Soviet DOSAAF training organisation, which trained civilian sport pilots and military pilots. Currently the Yak-52 is used in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Aerobatic Yak 52 Competition, a popular powered aircraft one-design World Aerobatic Championship.^[2]