Serial
720101 N72YK
| Type | Yakovlev Yak-50 |
| Serial number | 720101 |
| Year built | 1972 |
| Current registration | N72YK |
| Engine | Ivchenko Vedeneyev M-14P |
| HP | 360hp |
| Status | Operational and flying |
| Based | KCNO Chino, California - USA |
| Owner | Flying Bdog Enterprises LLC, 10601 Calm Hill Cir, Santa Ana, California 92705-2551, USA |
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| Phone number | +1 9493005510 |
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History: This aircraft is the first flying prototype. Built in 1972 it was used for tests by Yakovlev until 1975. It started life with fixed, non-retractalbe gear and a bubble cockpit. Of the two prototypes, only this one has survived, having been put into factory storage. It was prototype # 1 that became serial (production) number one and had the board number changed to 101. It has been put into the Smolensk skunkworks where it has had all 62 AD's as called for by the Yak Design Bureau, the latest new spar, wing attach fittings, and the heavier firewall. After being restored to flying condition, it was registered in the USA as N72YK on 31mar2006 |
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