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Yakovlev Yak-18

Training aircraft

Yakovlev Yak-18 is a training aircraft. It was built by Yakovlev. Reported operators include Soviet Air Force DOSAAF People's Liberation Army Air Force Polish Air Force.

Origin: Not reported
Manufacturer: Yakovlev

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Length: 8.35m
Height: 3.35m
Mass: 1.3tMaximum take-off
Speed: 300km/hMaximum
Range: 700km
Power: 224kW

Technical data

Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Length: 8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)¹
Wingspan: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 8.35 m
Height: 3.35 m
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Height

3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)¹

Wing area

17.8 m 2 (192 sq ft)¹

Empty weight

1,025 kg (2,260 lb)¹

Max takeoff weight

1,320 kg (2,910 lb)¹

Performance

Crew: 2¹
Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)¹
Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)¹
Service ceiling: 5,060 m (16,600 ft)¹

Systems & armament

Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko AI-14RF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)¹

Programme

Introduction date: 1946¹
First flight: 1946¹
Airfoil: root: Clark YH (14.5%); tip: Clark YH (9.3%)¹
Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Yakovlev Yak-18 · Wikipedia revision 1358444419 ↗
Type
Infobox (Yak-18) · Type
Training aircraft
Manufacturer
Infobox (Yak-18) · Manufacturer
Yakovlev
Status
Infobox (Yak-18) · Status
in limited service
Primary users
Infobox (Yak-18) · Primary users
Soviet Air Force DOSAAF People's Liberation Army Air Force Polish Air Force
Introduction date
Infobox (Yak-18) · Introduction date
1946
First flight
Infobox (Yak-18) · First flight
1946
Crew
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Crew
2
Length
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Length
8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)
Wingspan
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Wingspan
10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
Height
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Height
3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Wing area
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Wing area
17.8 m 2 (192 sq ft)
Airfoil
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Airfoil
root: Clark YH (14.5%); tip: Clark YH (9.3%)
Empty weight
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Empty weight
1,025 kg (2,260 lb)
Max takeoff weight
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Max takeoff weight
1,320 kg (2,910 lb)
Powerplant
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Powerplant
1 × Ivchenko AI-14RF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)
Propellers
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Propellers
2-bladed variable-pitch propeller
Maximum speed
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Maximum speed
300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
Range
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Range
700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)
Service ceiling
Specifications (Yak-18A) · Service ceiling
5,060 m (16,600 ft)

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

Yakovlev Yak-18 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

Moldova
1Reported holdingsYakovlev Yak-18 · reported variants · Air ForceEstimate · Period November 2025 IISS assessment · Single source
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Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Yak-18 Max. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.

Additional operator references

Soviet Air Force DOSAAF People's Liberation Army Air Force Polish Air Force

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