| AIR-11 | |
|---|---|
| Role | 3-seat touring cabin monoplane Type of aircraft |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | OKB Yakovlev |
| Designer | A.S. Yakovlev |
| First flight | late 1936 |
| Number built | 1 |
TheYakovlev AIR-11, also known asYakovlev LT-1, was a 3-seat low-wing touring cabin monoplane designed by A.S. Yakovlev in theUSSR, circa 1936.
Reportedly inspired by thePercival Gull, Yakovlev designed and built a similar aircraft using his tried and tested structural formulae of wooden wings, fabric covered steel tube fuselage with fabric covered D1 (Duralumin) tail section and control surfaces. The fixed tail-wheel undercarriage was spatted and fitted with trousers, with a spring steel tail-skid, or, alternatively, on skis.
Pilot and first passenger sat side by side under an upward-folding hood with the second passenger in a seat to the rear.
First flown in late 1936, the AIR-11 took part in sporting air races held on 24 July 1937 winning second place in the two-seat section.
AfterSergei Ilyushin expressed his interest in the aircraft Yakovlev presented the aircraft to him, for commuting fromMoscow toVoronezh. The aircraft crashed some time later, at the hands of Ilyushin, after a mechanic neglected to fill the oil tank, causing the engine to fail in flight.
Data from OKB Yakovlev,[1] Yakovlev aircraft since 1924[2]
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