The Yakovlev Yak-54 is a 1990s Russian aerobatic and sports competition aircraft designed by the Yakovlev Aircraft Corporation.
| Yak-54 | |
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| Role | Two-seat aerobatic monoplane Type of aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Yakolev Aircraft Corporation / Arsenyev Aviation Company |
| First flight | 24 December 1993 |
| Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-55 |
Part of a new generation of acrobatic aircraft from the Yakovlev design bureau which has a long line of aircraft designs since 1937 with the UT-2/AIR-10, the Yak-54 is a development of the single-seat Yak-55M, designed by Chief Constructor Dmitry Drach and Lead Engineer Vladimir Popov.[1] It first flew 23 December 1993.
It was produced by Saratov Aviation Facility in cooperation with JSV "Gorky U-2" up to 2005, when the production moved to the Arsenyev Aviation Company "Progress" facility in Arsenyev.

Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996[2]
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