Yakovlev

This article is about the Russian aircraft manufacturer. For people with the surname, see Yakovlev (surname).
JSC A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau
Division
Industry
Founded Moscow, Russia (January 15, 1934 (1934-01-15))
Founder Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
Products Military aircraft
Parent Irkut
Website www.yak.ru/ENG/

The JSC A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau[1][2] (Russian: ОАО Опытно-конструкторское бюро им. А.С. Яковлева) is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer (design office prefix Yak). Its head office is in Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow.[3]

Overview

The bureau was formed in 1934 under designer Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev as OKB-115 (the design bureau has its own production base at the facility №115), but the birthday is considered on 12 May 1927, the day of maiden flight of the AIR-1 aircraft developed within the Department of Light Aircraft of GUAP (Head Agency of Aviation Industry) under the supervision of A.S. Yakovlev.

During World War II Yakovlev designed and produced a famed line of fighter aircraft.

Yakovlev was acquired by Irkut in April 2004.[4] The Russian government merged the holding company with Mikoyan, Ilyushin, Irkut, Sukhoi and Tupolev as a new company named United Aircraft Building Corporation in February 2006.[5]

The firm is the designer of the Pchela (Russian: Пчела, "bee") drone reconnaissance aircraft and is perhaps best known for its highly successful line of World War II-era piston-engined fighter aircraft.

The name Yakovlev is used commonly in the West, but in Russia it is always abbreviated as Yak (Russian: Як) as a part of an aircraft name. The German transliteration, often used by the Russians, Poles, and others as well, is Jak.

Aircraft

Yak-11 of Polish Air Force.
Yak-130 trainer aircraft

Early aircraft

Fighters

Bombers

Airliners, transport and utility aircraft

Reconnaissance

Helicopters

Trainers

Experimental

Planned aircraft

International aircraft projects

See also

References

  1. A.S.Yakovlev Design Bureau - General Data
  2. UAC - General information
  3. Home page. Yakovlev. Retrieved on 30 August 2011. "125315 Russia, Moscow, Leningradskiy prospect, 68" Address in Russian: "125315 Россия, Москва, Ленинградский проспект, 68"
  4. Irkut Corporation Completes Yakovlev Design Bureau Acquisition. defense-aerospace.com, April 22, 2004.
  5. "Russian Aircraft Industry Seeks Revival Through Merger." The New York Times. February 22, 2006.
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