REDSTAR  AVIATION

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-14P INCORPORATED

               YAK-18T                 

Crew: one, pilot

Capacity: three passengers

Length: 8.39m (27 ft 6 in)

Wingspan: 11.16m (36 ft 7 in)

Height: 3.40m (11 ft 2 in)

Wing Area: 18.9 m^{2 (203.36 ft2)}

Empty Weight: 1,240 kg (2,734 lb)

Loaded Weight: 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)

Useful Load: 410 kg (904 lb)

Powerplant: 1xVedeneyev M14-P 9 cylinder air-cooled radial engine 268 kW (360 hp)

Performence

Never Eceed Speed: 300km/h (162kn, 186mph)

Maximum Speed: 262km/h (141kn, 162mph)

Cruise Speed: 200km/h (108kn, 124mph)

Stall Speed: 114km/h idle, gear & flaps down (61kn, 71mph)

Range: 354km (191nm, 220mi)

Service Ceiling: 4000m (13,000ft) without oxygen

Design and Development

 Although derived from the Yak-18 series of two seat trainers that first flew in 1946, the Yak-18T has very few components that can be traced to its earlier forebearer and can be considered a unique design, despite its nomenclature. The design and engineering changes include a larger cabin with seating for four, tricycle undercarriage (single seat Yak-18PM’s had tricycle undercarriage also) as well as the 265 kW (355 hp) Vedeneyev M-14P 9 cylinder radial engine being installed.

 Compared with other four-seat light aircraft such as the Cessna 172 or the Piper PA-28, the Yak-18T is only a little wider and longer but is much heavier and is equipped with a considerably more powerful engine.

 The Yak-18T prototype had its first flight in mid-1967 and subsequently the type was placed in series production in Smolensk