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The Yak Aircraft Corporation (formerly the A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau JSC) is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer.

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Yak-52 ZU-FRN at Rand Airport FAGM
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Yak-52 ZU-YAN near Rand Airport FAGM
August 2012
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Nice pics, especially the one of YAN. How did you get that one?
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paulw wrote:Nice pics, especially the one of YAN. How did you get that one?
Bearcat often sits at the top of cell phone towers hoping for a great shot ;)
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Marty wrote:
paulw wrote:Nice pics, especially the one of YAN. How did you get that one?
Bearcat often sits at the top of cell phone towers hoping for a great shot ;)
Just kidding Paul , the two aircraft are flying a formation loop and the camera man is in the lead aircraft
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Marty wrote:
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paulw wrote:Nice pics, especially the one of YAN. How did you get that one?
Bearcat often sits at the top of cell phone towers hoping for a great shot ;)
Just kidding Paul , the two aircraft are flying a formation loop and the camera man is in the lead aircraft
Ha! Didn't think of that. I was thinking of a good timing fly by at a higher altitude, or from a chopper or something.
Didn't think of th formation posibility. :D
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Marty wrote:
paulw wrote:Nice pics, especially the one of YAN. How did you get that one?
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The shot was taken from another Yak in a formation loop
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Yak-55 ZU-EHZ at Vereeniging Airfield FAVV
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Yak-50 RA-01358 Margate Airport FAMG
May 1994
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Some pics of ZU-FPT
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KIS TR1 ZU-AOJ
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