Modernized Yakovlev Yak-130M Light Combat Jet Makes First Flight

Yakovlev Yak-130M during the first flight in Irkutsk (photo credits – UAC)

Yakovlev Yak-130M during the first flight in Irkutsk.

Credit: UAC
Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev has begun flight trials of the Yak-130M, a modernized version of its combat jet trainer. The aircraft took off for its first flight from the company’s facility in Irkutsk, Western Siberia, on June 25. It performed a 50-min. test flight, reaching an altitude of...

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