PRESS, MEDIA AND REFERENCES
Release: 01.03.08
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Release: 01.03.08
AOPA Pilot and Planes: 
Release: 27.02.2007
Classic Flugzeug : 
Release: 23 sept. 2006
Eindhovens Dagblad: "Een
Yak is gewoon lekker lomp en stevig"
Backup: digitaal
en paper
version
Release: sept. 2006
"De Yakkes Foundation is in ons land bekend van hun optredens met een
groep van Yakovlev Yak-52 trainers. Hoewel dit natuurlijk leuke stermotor
kisten zijn, heeft de club nu zijn oog op een nog interessantere machine laten
vallen. Men is een actie gestart om uiteindelijk een echte Yak-9 jager naar
Nederland te halen. En hoewel er natuurlijk nooit Yak-9's in ons land hebben
gevlogen moet ieder initiatief om een warbird binnen te halen van harte worden
gesteund. Je kunt symbolisch pixels van de Yakkes website kopen om het project
te steunen. Zie ook www.yakkes.com."
Scramble
328 sept. 2006
Dutch: Stichting Yakkes in de Telegraaf: digitaal,
papier
en PDF
formaat, 15-08-2006
Dutch: Yakkes
Foundation zoekt sponsors voor nieuw vliegtuig door pixelverkoop 29-07-2006
Luchtvaartnieuws
Release: 15-07-2006
The Yakkes Foundation picked an eye on a very special Airplane. A Yak-9,
an absolute hero out of World War 2. Mighty and powerful. And above all a
mighty interesting plane which will cause SHOCK and AWE
for the whole European aviation communities.
Special plane but also a special event. The Yak will be bought via a fundraising
program.
And you can, very simple, cooperate against ridiculous low costs. Herefore
we launched the so called 1-million-euro-pixel program via our website www.yakkes.com
For one euro, (with a minimum of 100 pixels!) it's possible to buy a pixel
on the website with your message which will stay at least 5 years! Also your
message will be put on our hospitality bus which will be operational in 2007
which will bee seen by over one million aviation enthusiasts yearly.
Can we count on your support?
Visit the website www.yakkes.com for more info
and / or participation.
We would like to thank you in advance for your support.
Yakkes Foundation
Dutch: Stichting
Yakkes zoekt hulp bij restauratie dubbeldekker bus 18-02-2006 Luchtvaartnieuws
Dutch: Yakkes,
wat lekker Piloot en Vliegtuig
July 8 2005 - Open Days Of The Royal Dutch Air Force thank you letter to the Yakkes Foundation:
"The best aerobatics were performed by a Russian pilot who's
name escapes me at the moment. He took off and hugged the runway
at only a few feet and then did a flick roll at less than 50 feet
from the ground! The way he flung his Yak 52 around was amazing,
tumbles and spins aplenty. He ended his display by landing straight
off the top of a loop and waved to the crowd as he touched down."
North Weald Air Display, 10 May 1998
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/nw/northw.htm
"Next up was a slightly insane Russian in a Yak-52. The
flick roll he did just after take-off woke everyone up, and then
he proceeded to throw the aircraft around the sky like you wouldn't
believe. Tumbling end over end and sometimes throttling back so
much you couldn't hear the engine at all, he looked for all the
world like he was a dead man for sure! As he finished and landed
a lorry went along the crowdline with Airlift veterans throwing
chocolate bars at the crowd - a nice touch!"
RAF Cosford Air Show, 14 June 1998
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/co/cosford.htm
"The display started at 12.30 with the Harrier doing its
usual routine of fast and slow flying. The second item I have
seen before at last year's show but its an excellent display.
Gennady Elfimov in his Yak-52 takes off and keeps it low to the
ground, he then pulls up and does a flick roll very close to the
ground. Its a big surprise if you're not expecting it. He then
did a superb display of gut-wrenching aerobatics, finishing off
with a reverse half-Cuban to land."
North Weald Air Display, 16 May 1999
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/nw/nw99.htm
"Visitors to the North Weald airshow can't have failed to
have been impressed by Gennady Elfimov's display in the Yak-52.
He was back again at Waddington for more of the same. He starts
off by lifting off the runway and keeping it low. Suddenly he
pulls up and flick-rolls it, very impressive. He went on to do
more flicks, spins, lomcevaks and all things
in between, finishing with a landing from a loops."
RAF Waddington, Lincs., 26-27 June 1999
http://www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk/wa/wa99.htm
Andrew Bates (f4 AVIATION):
"Despite all the thrill and spectacle of the Harrier, it
was the Yak-52 which drew the most audible gasp of astonishment
from the audience. Within a second or two of take-off, the pilot
deftly performed an audacious flick roll of such rapidity enough
to take your breath away. The pilot then continued to delight
the crowds with an aerobatic display that demonstrated exceptional
skill, which on completion was rewarded by another round of
applause as the aircraft returned to the static park."
North Weald Air Display, 16 May 1999
http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/airshows99/northweald/northweald.htm
"Today's Pilot" magazine, October 2001:
"The flying display was closed by Genardy Elfimov in his
Yak-52. Considered by many to be the master of the type, Genardy
was formerly an instructor at the Moscow Aerobatic School but
is now based at Wolverhampton Business Airport (formerly Halfpenny
Green) in the West Midlands. Beginning his display with his trademark
flick roll shortly after take-off
he earned enthusiastic applause from his fellow pilots for manoeuvres
that some would consider impossible. His final 'show stopper'
was to pull up into a 45 degree climb, roll inverted, lower the
Yak's undercarriage, pull through the bottom half of a loop and
land - all whilst opening the canopy and waving to the crowd!"
Yak Fly-In, Kemble, 11 August 2001
