Russia orders 150 Yak-152 trainer aircraft

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A mock-up of the Yakovlev Yak-152 trainer aircraft. Source: Nikolai Novichkov
Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered 150 Yakovlev Yak-152 trainer planes, according to Sergei Yamanov, production director at the Aircraft-Manufacturing Plant in Irkutsk, East Siberia.

"The Aircraft-Manufacturing Plant in Irkutsk has started fulfilling the Russian defence ministry's order. The defence ministry has ordered 150 Yak-152 trainers," Yamanov said.

According to the director, three Yak-152 trainer planes are currently at various assembly stages at the Irkutsk plant.

The Yakovlev Design Bureau won a RUB300 million (USD4.6 million) tender in 2014 to develop a trainer aircraft for the MoD. The programme has been designated as Ptichka-VVS. The new trainer is planned to be made operational no later than November 2016.

According to Yamanov, the Yak-152 trainer will perform its first flight before the end of 2016.

Serial production is then expected to start in 2017 at the Irkutsk plant, which is a subsidiary of Russia's Irkut Corporation.

The Yak-152 trainer is expected to replace the old Yak-52 trainer, of which Russia has 339. The new trainer can be equipped with a diesel engine using aviation kerosene, which should reduce operational costs.

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According to Yamanov, the Yak-152 trainer will perform its first flight before the end of 2016. Serial production is then expected to start in 2017 at the Irkutsk plant, which is a subsidiary of Russia's Irkut Corporation.

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Four Yak-152 aircraft will be ready for testing in summer 2016 (2 november 2015)
“Under a state contract the first four test aircraft must be manufactured by Irkutsk Aviation Plant by June 30th 2016,” the source said. He noted that the pilot batch would comprise two Yak-152 aircraft intended for flight testing, one – for the static testing and one more – for endurance testing.
http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2015/11/2/3639/

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