Yakovlev Yak-50
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Yakovlev Yak-50 was an early turbojet interceptor aircraft
designed by the Yakovlev
OKB
in USSR. The Yak-50 designation was later reused for a propeller-driven aerobatic and trainer aircraft:
Interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Interceptors generally rely on high speed and powerful armament in order to complete their mission as quickly as possible and set up...
designed by the Yakovlev
Yakovlev
The Yak Aircraft Corporation is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer...
OKB
OKB
OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for "Опытное конструкторское бюро" - Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro, meaning Experimental Design Bureau...
in USSR. The Yak-50 designation was later reused for a propeller-driven aerobatic and trainer aircraft:
- Yakovlev Yak-50 (1949)Yakovlev Yak-50 (1949)|-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill. Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924. London, UK: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1997. ISBN 1-55750-978-6.-External links:*...
- Yakovlev Yak-50 (1975)