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Yakovlev Design Bureau – The classic developer of Yak-3 and Yak-9

In 1934, Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (OKB-115), a prominent aircraft design bureau in the Soviet Union. The bureau became known for its fighter aircraft and ...
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Yak-40 fitted with propeller for superconducting motor test

Russian researchers are planning to test-fly a Yakovlev Yak-40 modified with a superconducting electric motor and propeller mounted on the trijet’s nose. The Moscow-based Central Institute of Aviation ...
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Yak-40 with superconducting engine begins test flights

Researchers have commenced flight-testing with a Yakovlev Yak-40 modified with a superconducting electric engine mounted in the nose. The aircraft is fitted with a motor, developed by materials firm ...
Aviation Week

Russia Flight Tests New VK-800 Turboprop Engine On Yak-40

Russian aircraft manufacturer Ural Works for Civil Aviation (UWCA) has conducted the first flight trials of its new VK-800 turboprop engine. The July 14 tests saw the engine mounted on the nose of a ...