The story
The Yak-11 was the Yak-3 fighter's shape with a radial engine and a second seat, the aircraft that taught Soviet-bloc fighter pilots from 1947 into the 1960s. Czechoslovakia built it under licence as the C-11. Today about 120 remain airworthy, and heavily modified Yak-11s are regulars at air races.
Soviet factories built 3,859 Yak-11s, and Czechoslovakia's Let added 707 more as the C-11, including a few with tricycle landing gear.
Quick answers
How do you identify a Yak-11?
A Yak fighter shape with a round radial cowling and a long two-seat canopy. Big spinner, rounded fin, and red stars or racing colours.
What does a Yak-11 sound like?
A seven-cylinder radial with a lumpy idle; the re-engined racers are a different animal entirely.
How fast is the Yak-11?
Top speed is 248 kts.
How many people does the Yak-11 carry?
Typical configuration: Tandem two-seat trainer.
How far can the Yak-11 fly?
Range is about 675 nmi.
How big is the Yak-11?
It is 26 ft 11 in long and 30 ft 10 in across the wings.
When did the Yak-11 first fly?
Its first flight was in 1945.
How many Yak-11s have been built?
4,566 (incl. 707 Czech C-11) built.
How rare is a Yak-11 in Bogey?
RARE. A good day. Most spotters go weeks between sightings of something this rare. Your first Yak-11 catch is worth 250 points.
