Yakovlev AIR-5
# Yakovlev AIR-5

The Yakovlev AIR-5 was a prototype Soviet single-engined cabin monoplane designed by the Yakovlev design bureau. The AIR-5 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with a 200 hp (149 kW) Wright J-4 Whirlwind engine. It had a tubular steel fuselage, wooden wings and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and three passengers.

When the Whirlwind engine became unavailable no further aircraft were produced and a smaller variant was designed with a locally produced M-11 radial engine and designated the AIR-6.

## Specifications

Data from The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: three
* Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
* Height: 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) (tail up)
* Wing area: 23 $m^2$ (250 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 912 kg (2,011 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-4 Whirlwind air-cooled radial engine, 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 192 km/h (119 mph, 104 kn)
* Cruise speed: 152 km/h (94 mph, 82 kn)
* Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 4,275 m (14,026 ft)
* Time to altitude: 6.5 minutes to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
