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Yakovlev AIR-5

AIR-5
Role Single-engined cabin monoplane
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Yakovlev
First flight 1931
Number built 1
Developed into Yakovlev AIR-6

The Yakovlev AIR-5 was a prototype Soviet single-engined cabin monoplane designed by the Yakovlev design bureau.[1] The AIR-5 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with a 200 hp (149 kW) Wright J-4 Whirlwind engine.[1] It had a tubular steel fuselage, wooden wings and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and three passengers.[2]

When the Whirlwind engine became unavailable no further aircraft were produced and a smaller variant was designed with a locally produced M-11 radial engine and designated the AIR-6.[2]

Specifications

Data from The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: three
  • Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) (tail up)[4]
  • Wing area: 23 m2 (250 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 912 kg (2,011 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-4 Whirlwind air-cooled radial engine, 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 192 km/h (119 mph, 104 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn) [4]
  • Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) [4]
  • Service ceiling: 4,275 m (14,026 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 6.5 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[4]

References

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Orbis 1985, p. 2296
  2. ^ a b Nemecek 1986, p. 271
  3. ^ Nemecek 1986, pp. 428–429
  4. ^ a b c d Gordon, Komissarov and Komissarov 2005, p. 23.

Bibliography

  • Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitry; Komissarov, Sergey (2005). OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-203-9.
  • Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
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