Yak-50 touch & go

Doing a touch & go off the grass runway at Camden Airport, NSW.

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• russian

[rgheli]

Well its been a while since any comment. I saved this vid, any many others, so I could listen to that radial rumble! Nice touch-n-go. I have a 2.1m RC Yak-50. There is something about the look of the 50. One comment was "funky". In a way, but also totally recognisable and a classic example of "form follows function". But I'm biased! Take good care of it...

[aviatus]

@rgheli

I'll post a clip of an engine start and engine sound recording soon.

The overall lines are similar to the Yak-3 and Yak-9 series of WW2 fighters. You probably know that the Yak-50's designer, Sergei Yakovlev, was the son of Alexander S Yakovlev, designer of the WW2 fighters.

[MoxleyMauser]

You own a Yak-50 Aviatus?

Whats it like and how much do they usually go for?

[aviatus]

Yes, this bird in the clip.

Yak-50s are quite nice to fly. Well harmonised controls. Some people say the ailerons are a little heavy. I don't have a problem with them. Tip spades are useful if one wants to fly advanced category competitions.

The wings have only 2 deg dihedral so it has neutral stability in roll. Wing drops can't be picked up with rudder. Aircraft yaws with little secondary roll - ie typical aerobatic competition bird.

Price varies according to hours and condition.

[rgheli]

@aviatus

Actually I didn't know it was the son who designed the Yak-50. Those WW2 Yaks with pointy noses don't do much for me. I'm pretty well a round engine person. But the LA-7, now there's a fighter...

BTW does your engine run clockwise? Or is there a reduction box that makes the prop go that way? Is the prop constant speed/pitch?