June 29, 2017 BORIS EGOROV
Along with the subsonic Yak-130, the two-seat
single-engine Yak-152 will be used to train the latest recruits. The new
aircraft is ideal for training since it can be flown at any time of the day,
and in normal and difficult weather conditions.
The newest recruits to the Russian Air Force will get
their first taste of flying on the Yak-152 training aircraft.
Russia plans to present its newest primary trainer at the
MAKS-2017 International Aviation and Space Salon, which will be held in the
Moscow Region on July 18-23.
The Yak-152 is a two-seat single-engine monoplane,
designed by the Yakovlev design bureau, a part of the Irkut Corporation.
The plane is designed for the primary flight training of
air force cadets. It is a part of the training complex that includes the subsonic
Yak-130, which is used for advanced training of pilots.
Easy to fly and maintain
The Yak-152 is a successor of the famous Yak-52 trainer
aircraft, which was known as the ‘flying desk.’
The front seat is occupied by the student-pilot, while
the instructor occupies the back seat. The aircraft can be operated by one
member of the crew.
The aircraft is equipped with the Zvezda SKS-94
super-light ejection system that provides safe emergency escape from the
airplane at the flight speeds up to 400 km/h and altitudes of 10 to 4000
meters.
The simple design of the aircraft, short takeoff, and
high safety features allow cadets to fly the Yak-152 without much preparation.
The aircraft can be kept outside hangars.
The Yak-152 can fly at any time of the day and in any in
normal and difficult weather conditions.
No weapons are installed on the aircraft.
Rigorous training for pilots
New cadets will undergo a rigorous training process,
which has three stages: primary, advanced, and flights on real combat aircraft.
Military expert Dmitry Litovkin told RBTH that this process is being restarted
in Russia for the first time since the fall of the USSR.
During the Soviet days, pilots used to train on
Czechoslovakian L-39 jet trainer aircraft. In 1972, this aircraft was chosen
for primary training of combat pilots in the Warsaw Pact countries.
Both the L-39 and the Yak-52 are now obsolete and need to
be replaced, Litovkin said. Attempts to use Yak-130 as a primary training
aircraft also failed, he added.
Beginners find it difficult to fly the subsonic
Yak-130. In addition, it is not
economically viable to use the subsonic jet for training of novices, Litovkin
said.
With the Yak-152 being inducted in the Russian Air Force,
it will become the first aircraft that pilots test at the beginning of their
training. After gaining more experience pilots move to the advanced stage of
their training and fly the Yak-130.
At the final stage, the experienced pilot flies real
combat aircraft.
Potential for export
The Russian Ministry of Defense has ordered 150 Yak-152
aircraft, and may order another 150 in the future.
The Russian Ministry of Industry, is optimistic about the
prospects of exporting the Yak-152 to Asian, African and Latin American
countries.
Belarus has already ordered 5 aircraft for its
paramilitary sport organizations. The aircraft will also be used by similar
organizations in Russia.
The Yak-152 will be used to train pilots who will
eventually fly the Su-30 and the MiG-29. Countries that operate these aircraft
like India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, and Poland, may be interested in
importing the Yak-152.
The software of the Yak-152 can be programmed to imitate
any modern Russian combat aircraft.
Source: rbth.com
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