Yakovlev UT-2
 Yakovlev UT-2. Photo: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Make | Yakovlev |
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| Model | Yakovlev UT-2 |
| Type | Trainer |
| Country |  USSR
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| First flight | 1935 |
| Built | 1936 to 1948 |
| Status | retired (at least one flyable today) |
| Number built | 7,243 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Engine | Shvetsov M-11D, 93.2 kW |
| Cruise speed | 99 km/h (UT-2, 1940 standard)
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| Developed from | AIR-10, Ya-20 |
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The Yakovlev UT-2 is a Soviet two-seat low-wing monoplane trainer, the standard Soviet trainer of World War II.[1] The Soviet air force used it from 1937 until the Yak-18 replaced it in the 1950s, and 7,243 were built.[1] None are on the U.S. civil register.[2]
History
The old U-2 (Po-2) biplane was no longer a good trainer for the faster modern airplanes coming into service. Alexander Yakovlev's team designed the UT-2, first called the AIR-10, to fill the gap.[1] It was based on the AIR-9 but simpler, with open tandem cockpits and no slats or flaps. It first flew on July 11, 1935.[1] NATO called it "Mink".[1]
Specifications (UT-2, 1940 standard)
| Item | UT-2, 1940 standard |
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| Crew | 2 |
| Length | 7.15 m |
| Wingspan | 10.2 m |
| Height | 2.99 m |
| Engine | Shvetsov M-11D, 93.2 kW (5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine) |
| Propeller | fixed-pitch propeller |
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 99 km/h |
| Range | 1,130 km |
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.[1]
Photos
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Yakovlev UT-2. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain -
Yakovlev UT-2. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain -
Yakovlev UT-2. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain -
Yakovlev UT-2. Photo: parfaits, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wikipedia, "Yakovlev UT-2", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.