Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeevich

This portrait found at Roy Cochrun's Page

Yakovlev Alexander Sergeevich

1906-1989


28k b/w - this was the first flying thing, designed by A.S. Yakovlev. As a majority of aircraft designers of his generation, he started with gliders finishing with jets...
from 'Notes of an aircraft designer' by A.S.Yakovlev
He was the first Soviet designer to introduce mass-built monoplane trainers (UT-1 and UT-2), which allowed effective training of fighter pilots prior to WWII. His fighters (Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7, Yak-9) played critical role in breaking the backbone of Luftwaffe. Despite certain shortcomings in early models, Yak's became equal in performance to best fighters of their time, overshadowing most of them in weight culture, maneuverability, ruggedness and maintainability.
Yakovlev's jets did not gain that much fame as MiG's and Su's - probably because they took little participation in local conflicts. But his bureau was the only Soviet team to introduce VTOL jets (Yak-36, Yak-38,Yak-41).
Company address:
Aviation Corporation 'Yak'
Rossia 125315 Moscow
Leningradskij prospekt, 68
Phone (095) 157-5737
Fax (095) 157-4726
More Links...
  • The Museum of A.S.Yakovlev
  • A.S.Yakovlev biography
    Modified January 21, 1998
    by Alexandre Savine;    		 Back to
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